sturm
German, adjective
sturm is spelled S-T-U-R-M (5 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,547th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sturm is a German adjective meaning “befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Sturm is a different word: “A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall”. With an umlaut, stürm is a different word: “singular imperative of stürmen”.
What does sturm mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Switzerlandbefuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
noun
- 1
masculineA strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall
- 2
masculinestorm, tempest
- 3
masculinestorm, rush, attack
- 4
Austriamasculinemust made from white or red grapes that has begun to ferment but that has not yet turned into wine
verb
- 1
singular imperative of stürmen
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of stürmen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr starker Wind 2. noch nicht vollständig vergorener unfiltrierter Traubenmost 3. kurz für Sturmangriff 4. Angriff im Fußball
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sturm
- Sturmes genitive
- Sturms genitive
- Stürme plural
- Sturme dative singular
- Stürmen dative definite plural
- sturmer masculine nominative singular
- sturme feminine nominative singular
- sturmes neuter nominative singular
- sturmen genitive masculine singular
- sturmem dative masculine singular
- der sturme definite includes-article masculine
- die sturme definite feminine includes-article
- das sturme definite includes-article neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sturm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sturm in German?
sturm appears 32 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).