stürzten

[ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]

/[ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“stürzten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,530
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturzten · stürzten · German

stürzten · rank #24,530 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,530
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH survival

Nearest frequency peer: survival (+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 „stürzten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stürzten“ 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).

stürzten vs Stuten
50% similar
stürzten vs stützen
75% similar
stürzten vs stürzt
75% similar

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

Key facts for stürzten
PropertyValue
Headwordstürzten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,530
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stürzten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stürztenliegt 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: „survival“ (#24,531), „Sträucher“ (#24,528), „Tarnung“ (#24,532). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stürzten“ bei #24,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stürzten (IPA [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,530 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stürzten, with forms such as "sstürzten", "strüzten", and "sttürzten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Stuten", "stützen", "stürzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stürzten, spelled S-T-Ü-R-Z-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstürzten
  • strüzten
  • sttürzten
  • stürrzten
  • stürtzen
  • stürzetn
  • stürztenn
  • stürztne
  • stürztten
  • stürzzten
  • stüzrten
  • sütrzten
  • tsürzten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sstürzten1strüzten2sttürzten1stürrzten1stürtzen2stürzetn2stürztenn1stürztne2
Edit distance from "stürzten"

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 "stürzten"?
"stürzten" is spelled S-T-Ü-R-Z-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩].
What does "stürzten" mean?
As a verb, "stürzten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen
What words are commonly confused with "stürzten"?
"stürzten" is commonly confused with "Stuten", "stützen", "stürzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stürzten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stürzten" is [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stürzten" come from?
"stürzten" 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 "stürzten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

survival#24,531Teleskop#24,536Topmodel#24,544unwürdig#24,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

stattliche13 variantsstationär13 variantsschamlos13 variantsSchaffner13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list