StammvsstarsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,765
“Stamm” frequency rank
#3,921
“stars” frequency rank
9686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stamm stars
Definition Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone Plural des Substantivs star

Letter map: Stamm vs stars

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stamm and stars apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Stamm and stars follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
Stamm
5 ch
stars

Corpus notes: Stamm and stars

Stamm and stars are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9686, 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]. stars is at rank #3,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 9686, this pair ranks #1,978,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stamm vs stars

Shared letters: ast. Private to "Stamm": m. Private to "stars": r.

"Stamm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "stars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stammsatmm · sstamm · stam · stmam · sttamm · tsamm
  • starssatrs · sstars · starrs · starss · stasr · stras · sttars · tsars

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stamm" and "stars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Stamm" or "stars"?
"stars" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,921 in our German list, against #5,765 for "Stamm". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Stamm" vs "stars" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,978,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stamm" and "stars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stamm vs stemmt". 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 #1,978,784 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