Which to use
“stürmten” and “stürzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,296
- “stürmten” frequency rank
- #7,995
- “stürzte” frequency rank
- 40291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stürmten | stürzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes stürmten and stürzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stürmten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against stürzte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stürmten vs stürzte
A purely visual mix-up. stürmten ([ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stürmten is recorded at frequency rank #32,296, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩]. 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 40291, this pair ranks #1,512,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stürmten vs stürzte
Shared letters: erstü. Private to "stürmten": mn. Private to "stürzte": z.
"stürmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "stürzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stürmten" and "stürzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmten" 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 #1,512,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stürmten" and "stürzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürmten vs Stuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,512,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.