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“Stamm” and “Stammes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,765
- “Stamm” frequency rank
- #22,148
- “Stammes” frequency rank
- 27913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stamm | Stammes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm |
Where the eye mixes Stamm and Stammes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stamm with Stammes
A purely visual mix-up. Stamm ([ʃtam]) and Stammes ([ˈʃtaməs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Stamm” sits inside “Stammes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stamm is recorded at frequency rank #5,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtam]. Stammes is at rank #22,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaməs].
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 27913, this pair ranks #1,793,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stamm vs Stammes
Shared letters: amst. Private to "Stamm": -. Private to "Stammes": e.
"Stamm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stamm" and "Stammes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stamm" or "Stammes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Stamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stammes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stamm" and "Stammes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stammend vs Stammes". 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 #1,793,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.