Which to use
“stammen” is a verb and “Stammes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,991
- “stammen” frequency rank
- #22,148
- “Stammes” frequency rank
- 25139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammen | Stammes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm |
Where the eye mixes stammen and Stammes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stammen and Stammes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stammen vs Stammes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stammen is [ˈʃtamən] while Stammes is [ˈʃtaməs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “stammen” becomes s in “Stammes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stammen is recorded at frequency rank #2,991, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamən]. 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 25139, this pair ranks #1,837,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stammen vs Stammes
Shared letters: aemst. Private to "stammen": n. Private to "Stammes": -.
"stammen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stammen" and "Stammes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stammen" vs "Stammes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stammen" 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 #1,837,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammen" 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 #1,837,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.