matchesvsstimmtsTell them apart

Quick tell: matches is a verb, stimmts is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“matches” is a verb and “stimmts” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,983
“matches” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
54632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature matches stimmts
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match stimmt es

Letter map: matches vs stimmts

Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and stimmts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. matches (CVCCCVC) and stimmts (CCVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
matches
7 ch
stimmts

Grammar separator: matches vs stimmts

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. stimmts is at rank #36,649, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 54632, this pair ranks #1,011,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of matches vs stimmts

Shared letters: mst. Private to "matches": aceh. Private to "stimmts": i.

"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "stimmts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • matchesamtches · macthes · matcches · matcehs · matchess · matchhes · matchse · mathces
  • stimmtssitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "matches" and "stimmts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "matches" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "matches" vs "stimmts" - which ranks higher?
"matches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,983 in our German list, against #36,649 for "stimmts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "matches" and "stimmts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,011,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "matches" and "stimmts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stimmts". 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 #1,011,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list