Which to use
“stürzten” is a verb and “Stuten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,530
- “stürzten” frequency rank
- #48,519
- “Stuten” frequency rank
- 73049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stürzten | Stuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen | (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen) |
Where the eye mixes stürzten and Stuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stürzten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against Stuten's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stürzten and Stuten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stürzten is [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩] while Stuten is [ˈʃtuːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stürzten is recorded at frequency rank #24,530, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]. Stuten is at rank #48,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩].
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 73049, this pair ranks #371,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stürzten vs Stuten
Shared letters: enst. Private to "stürzten": rzü. Private to "Stuten": u.
"stürzten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stürzten" for "Stuten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stürzten" or "Stuten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stürzten" and "Stuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuten". 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 #371,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.