Sturm

[ʃtʊʁm]

/[ʃtʊʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sturm” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,558
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr starker Wind

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturm · Sturm · German

Sturm · rank #2,558 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,558
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strafe

Nearest frequency peer: Strafe (-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 „Sturm“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sturm“ 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).

Sturm vs sur
40% similar
Sturm vs sum
40% similar
Sturm vs Sure
60% similar

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

Key facts for Sturm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSturm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʊʁm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,558
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sturm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sturmliegt 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: „Strafe“ (#2,557), „this“ (#2,559), „speziell“ (#2,556). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sturm“ bei #2,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sturm (IPA [ʃtʊʁm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,558 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sturm, with forms such as "ssturm", "strum", and "stturm". 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, "sur", "sum", "Sure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Sturm, spelled S-T-U-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr starker Wind
  2. 2
    noch nicht vollständig vergorener unfiltrierter Traubenmost
  3. 3
    kurz für Sturmangriff
  4. 4
    Angriff im Fußball
  5. 5
    drei Trupps umfassende Gliederung der Kampfverbände

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Sturm ist ein Wind der Stärke 9 bis 11 auf der Beaufort-Skala.
  2. „Der Sturm forderte seine ganze Aufmerksamkeit und scherte sich nicht um ihn.“

Synonyms

OrkanWindNeuer WeinFederweißerFederroterAngriffAttacke

Antonyms

FlauteGegenangriffVerteidigungMittelfeldVerteidigung

This word in other languages

storm(English)tormenta(Español)tempête(Français)tempestade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssturm
  • strum
  • stturm
  • stumr
  • sturmm
  • sturrm
  • sutrm
  • tsurm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sturm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ssturm1strum2stturm1stumr2sturmm1sturrm1sutrm2tsurm2
Edit distance from "Sturm"

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 "Sturm"?
"Sturm" is spelled S-T-U-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʊʁm].
What does "Sturm" mean?
As a noun, "Sturm" means: sehr starker Wind
What words are commonly confused with "Sturm"?
"Sturm" is commonly confused with "sur", "sum", "Sure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sturm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sturm" is [ʃtʊʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sturm" come from?
"Sturm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list