Which to use
“stump” and “sturt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,143
- “stump” frequency rank
- #45,104
- “sturt” frequency rank
- 61247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stump | sturt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb. | In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them. |
Where the eye mixes stump and sturt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stump and sturt
A purely visual mix-up. stump (/stʌmp/) and sturt (/stɜː(ɹ)t/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stump is recorded at frequency rank #16,143, classified as anoun, pronounced /stʌmp/. sturt is at rank #45,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced /stɜː(ɹ)t/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61247, this pair ranks #95,335 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stump vs sturt
Shared letters: stu. Private to "stump": mp. Private to "sturt": r.
"stump" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "sturt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stump" for "sturt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stump" vs "sturt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stump" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sturt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,335 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stump" and "sturt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sturt vs sura". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #95,335 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.