shamevsStammWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: shame is a verb, Stamm is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“shame” is a verb and “Stamm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,491
“shame” frequency rank
#5,765
“Stamm” frequency rank
49256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature shame Stamm
Definition jemanden beschämen Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone

Letter map: shame vs Stamm

Shared letters muted; letters that set shame and Stamm apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
shame
5 ch
Stamm

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shame is averb and Stammanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

shame is recorded at frequency rank #43,491, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Stamm is at rank #5,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtam].

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 49256, this pair ranks #1,218,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of shame vs Stamm

Shared letters: ams. Private to "shame": eh. Private to "Stamm": t.

"shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Stamm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • shamehsame · sahme · shaem · shamme · shhame · shmae · sshame
  • Stammsatmm · sstamm · stam · stmam · sttamm · tsamm

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "shame" and "Stamm" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "shame" is a verb and "Stamm" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "shame" or "Stamm"?
"Stamm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,765 in our German list, against #43,491 for "shame". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list