StürzevsSureTell them apart

Which to use

“Stürze” and “Sure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,960
“Stürze” frequency rank
#18,715
“Sure” frequency rank
46675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stürze Sure
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

Where the eye mixes Stürze and Sure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stürze
4 ch
Sure

Visual trap between Stürze and Sure

A purely visual mix-up. Stürze ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) and Sure ([ˈzuːʁə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stürze is recorded at frequency rank #27,960, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]. Sure is at rank #18,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːʁə].

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 46675, this pair ranks #1,310,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stürze vs Sure

Shared letters: ers. Private to "Stürze": tzü. Private to "Sure": u.

"Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Suresrue · ssure · surre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stürze" and "Sure" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə] versus [ˈzuːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stürze" or "Sure"?
"Sure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,715 in our German list, against #27,960 for "Stürze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Stürze" and "Sure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,310,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stürze" and "Sure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sure vs surft". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,310,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list