stammenvsStammesWhat's the difference?

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

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.

7 ch
stammen
7 ch
Stammes

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

  • stammen ← satmmen · sstammen · stamemn · stamen · stammenn · stammne · stmamen · sttammen
  • Stammes ← satmmes · sstammes · stamems · stames · stammess · stammse · stmames · sttammes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stammen" and "Stammes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stammen" is a verb and "Stammes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "stammen" vs "Stammes" - which ranks higher?
"stammen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,991 in our German list, against #22,148 for "Stammes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list