Störung

[ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Störung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,655
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerwünschte Beeinträchtigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-storung · Störung · German

Störung · rank #4,655 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,655
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH studiert

Nearest frequency peer: studiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Störung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Störung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Störung vs streng
57% similar
Störung vs Strang
71% similar
Störung vs String
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Störung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStörung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,655
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Störung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Störungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „studiert“ (#4,654), „Support“ (#4,656), „stattfindet“ (#4,653). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Störung“ bei #4,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Störung (IPA [ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,655 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Störung, with forms such as "sstörung", "ströung", and "sttörung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "streng", "Strang", "String", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Störung, spelled S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    unerwünschte Beeinträchtigung
  2. 2
    vorübergehende Fehlfunktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Störung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Außerdem werde Frixe eine Telefonnummer mitgeteilt, über die er bei Störungen direkt Kontakt aufnehmen könne.“
  2. „Ohne weitere Störung beendeten sie den Unterricht.“

This word in other languages

annoyance(English)perturbación(Español)perturbation(Français)perturbação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstörung
  • ströung
  • sttörung
  • störnug
  • störrung
  • störugn
  • störungg
  • störunng
  • stöurng
  • sötrung
  • tsörung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Störung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstörung1ströung2sttörung1störnug2störrung1störugn2störungg1störunng1
Edit distance from "Störung"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Störung"?
"Störung" is spelled S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ].
What does "Störung" mean?
As a noun, "Störung" means: unerwünschte Beeinträchtigung
What words are commonly confused with "Störung"?
"Störung" is commonly confused with "streng", "Strang", "String". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Störung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Störung" is [ˈʃtøːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Störung" come from?
"Störung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Störung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Support#4,656seither#4,647Schalke#4,643Monster#4,635

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

sicherer11 variantsverwirrt11 variantsbedienen11 variantsgeklärt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list