Which to use
“sammel” and “stammen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,606
- “sammel” frequency rank
- #2,991
- “stammen” frequency rank
- 39597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sammel | stammen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln | aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen |
Where the eye mixes sammel and stammen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sammel runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against stammen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sammel and stammen
A purely visual mix-up. sammel ([ˈzaml̩]) and stammen ([ˈʃtamən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sammel is recorded at frequency rank #36,606, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaml̩]. stammen is at rank #2,991, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamən].
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 39597, this pair ranks #1,532,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sammel vs stammen
Shared letters: aems. Private to "sammel": l. Private to "stammen": nt.
"sammel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "stammen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sammel" for "stammen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sammel" and "stammen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sammel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stammen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,532,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sammel" and "stammen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sammel vs säumen". 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 #1,532,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.