# Sturm

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,682

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Sturm.

## Easily confused with
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-sum)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-sure)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-surf)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-sura)
- **swarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-swarm)
- **sturt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-sturt)
- **suture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sturm-vs-suture)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/str-vs-sturm)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stu-vs-sturm)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stm-vs-sturm)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/star-vs-sturm)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stem-vs-sturm)
- **stir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stir-vs-sturm)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sour-vs-sturm)
- **stud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stud-vs-sturm)
- **scum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scum-vs-sturm)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spur-vs-sturm)
- **stun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stun-vs-sturm)
- **slum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slum-vs-sturm)
- **slur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slur-vs-sturm)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ssturm`, `strum`, `stturm`, `stumr`, `sturmm`, `sturrm`, `sutrm`, `tsurm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sturm