stur

[ʃtuːɐ̯]

/[ʃtuːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“stur” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,408
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-stur · stur · German

stur · rank #19,408 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,408
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stätte

Nearest frequency peer: Stätte (+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 „stur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stur“ 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).

stur vs Süd
0% similar
stur vs sur
75% similar
stur vs Sun
25% similar

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

Key facts for stur
PropertyValue
Headwordstur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtuːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,408
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stur“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sturliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stätte“ (#19,409), „Stralsund“ (#19,406), „Synode“ (#19,410). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stur“ bei #19,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around stur (IPA [ʃtuːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,408 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for stur, with forms such as "sstur", "stru", and "sttur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Süd", "sur", "Sun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stur, spelled S-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar
  2. 2
    ohne Unterlass

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er war schon immer ein sturer Kerl.
  2. Er verfolgt ganz stur seine Ziele.

Antonyms

ansprechbarbeeinflussbarentgegenkommendnachlässig

This word in other languages

stubborn(English)terco(Español)entêté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstur
  • stru
  • sttur
  • sturr
  • sutr
  • tsur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sstur1stru2sttur1sturr1sutr2tsur2
Edit distance from "stur"

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 "stur"?
"stur" is spelled S-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtuːɐ̯].
What does "stur" mean?
As an adjective, "stur" means: durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar
What words are commonly confused with "stur"?
"stur" is commonly confused with "Süd", "sur", "Sun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stur" is [ʃtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stur" come from?
"stur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sans#19,370wich#19,451plot#19,342Pate#19,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Annika6 variantsBASF6 variantskahl6 variantsJeanne6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list