rammtvsrammteTell them apart

Which to use

“rammt” and “rammte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,397
“rammt” frequency rank
#37,150
“rammte” frequency rank
72547
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rammt rammte
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rammen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rammen

Where the eye mixes rammt and rammte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
rammt
6 ch
rammte

Look-alike desk: rammt vs rammte

A purely visual mix-up. rammt ([ʁamt]) and rammte ([ˈʁamtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rammt” sits inside “rammte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rammt is recorded at frequency rank #35,397, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁamt]. rammte is at rank #37,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁamtə].

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 72547, this pair ranks #385,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rammt vs rammte

Shared letters: amrt. Private to "rammt": -. Private to "rammte": e.

"rammt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "rammte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rammtarmmt · rammtt · ramt · ramtm · rmamt · rrammt
  • rammtearmmte · rammet · rammtte · ramte · ramtme · rmamte · rrammte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rammt" and "rammte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʁamt] versus [ˈʁamtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rammt" or "rammte"?
"rammt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,397 in our German list, against #37,150 for "rammte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "rammt" and "rammte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rammte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #385,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rammt" and "rammte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs rammt". 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 #385,290 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