Sturz

[ʃtʊʁt͡s]

/[ʃtʊʁt͡s]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Sturz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,978
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heftiger Fall auf den Boden oder in die Tiefe

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturz · Sturz · German

Sturz · rank #6,978 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,978
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stellvertreter

Nearest frequency peer: Stellvertreter (-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 „Sturz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sturz“ 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).

Sturz vs sur
40% similar
Sturz vs Sure
60% similar
Sturz vs surf
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sturz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSturz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʊʁt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,978
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sturz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sturzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stellvertreter“ (#6,977), „te“ (#6,979), „Standpunkt“ (#6,976). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sturz“ bei #6,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sturz (IPA [ʃtʊʁt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,978 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 Sturz, with forms such as "ssturz", "struz", and "stturz". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sur", "Sure", "surf", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sturz, spelled S-T-U-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    heftiger Fall auf den Boden oder in die Tiefe
  2. 2
    erzwungener Rücktritt von einem Amt
  3. 3
    plötzliches, heftiges Absinken
  4. 4
    ein tragendes Konstruktionselement über Türen, Fenstern oder sonstigen Maueröffnungen
  5. 5
    herausragender Baumstumpf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Sturz verletzte er sich schwer.
  2. Die Finanzkrise hatte den Sturz des Finanzministers zur Folge.

Synonyms

Entmachtung

This word in other languages

fall(English)caída(Español)chute(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssturz
  • struz
  • stturz
  • sturrz
  • sturzz
  • stuzr
  • sutrz
  • tsurz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sturz - 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.

ssturz1struz2stturz1sturrz1sturzz1stuzr2sutrz2tsurz2
Edit distance from "Sturz"

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 "Sturz"?
"Sturz" is spelled S-T-U-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʊʁt͡s].
What does "Sturz" mean?
As a noun, "Sturz" means: heftiger Fall auf den Boden oder in die Tiefe
What words are commonly confused with "Sturz"?
"Sturz" is commonly confused with "sur", "Sure", "surf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sturz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sturz" is [ʃtʊʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sturz" come from?
"Sturz" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tommy#6,980sanft#6,968Petra#6,964Oskar#6,963

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ulrike8 variantsMeilen8 variantslight8 variantsberufe8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list