stürmte

[ˈʃtʏʁmtə]

/[ˈʃtʏʁmtə]/ verb

The verdict

“stürmte” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,959
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

stürmte vs Stute
43% similar
stürmte vs stürzt
71% similar
stürmte vs Stürze
57% similar

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

Key facts for stürmte
PropertyValue
Headwordstürmte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʏʁmtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,959
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stürmte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stürmte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stürmte (IPA [ˈʃtʏʁmtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,959 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stürmte, with forms such as "sstürmte", "strümte", and "sttürmte". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Stute", "stürzt", "Stürze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is stürmte, spelled S-T-Ü-R-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstürmte
  • strümte
  • sttürmte
  • stümrte
  • stürmet
  • stürmmte
  • stürmtte
  • stürrmte
  • stürtme
  • sütrmte
  • tsürmte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stürmte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstürmte1strümte2sttürmte1stümrte2stürmet2stürmmte1stürmtte1stürrmte1
Edit distance from "stürmte"

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 "stürmte"?
"stürmte" is spelled S-T-Ü-R-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏʁmtə].
What does "stürmte" mean?
As a verb, "stürmte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen
What words are commonly confused with "stürmte"?
"stürmte" is commonly confused with "Stute", "stürzt", "Stürze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stürmte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stürmte" is [ˈʃtʏʁmtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stürmte" come from?
"stürmte" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “stürmte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ü-R-M-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʏʁmtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Stute” - see the side-by-side comparison. stürmte vs Stute
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list