Which to use
“stürmte” and “stürzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,959
- “stürmte” frequency rank
- #7,995
- “stürzte” frequency rank
- 35954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stürmte | stürzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes stürmte and stürzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stürmte and stürzte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stürmte vs stürzte
A purely visual mix-up. stürmte ([ˈʃtʏʁmtə]) and stürzte ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡stə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “stürmte” becomes z in “stürzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stürmte is recorded at frequency rank #27,959, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtə]. stürzte is at rank #7,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35954, this pair ranks #1,627,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stürmte vs stürzte
Shared letters: erstü. Private to "stürmte": m. Private to "stürzte": z.
"stürmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "stürzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stürmte" and "stürzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stürmte" or "stürzte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stürmte" and "stürzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs stürmte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,627,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.