Which to use
“sammle” and “stammte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,293
- “sammle” frequency rank
- #13,489
- “stammte” frequency rank
- 36782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sammle | stammte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen |
Where the eye mixes sammle and stammte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sammle runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against stammte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sammle vs stammte
A purely visual mix-up. sammle ([ˈzamlə]) and stammte ([ˈʃtamtə]) 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 36782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sammle is recorded at frequency rank #23,293, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzamlə]. stammte is at rank #13,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamtə].
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 36782, this pair ranks #1,606,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sammle vs stammte
Shared letters: aems. Private to "sammle": l. Private to "stammte": t.
"sammle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "stammte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sammle" and "stammte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sammle" vs "stammte" - 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 "sammle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stammte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sammle" and "stammte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salle vs sammle". 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 #1,606,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.