Which to use
“stammen” is a verb and “stumme” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,991
- “stammen” frequency rank
- #30,310
- “stumme” frequency rank
- 33301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammen | stumme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes stammen and stumme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stammen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stumme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stammen vs stumme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stammen is [ˈʃtamən] while stumme is [ˈʃtʊmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33301, 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]. stumme is at rank #30,310, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmə].
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 33301, this pair ranks #1,688,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stammen vs stumme
Shared letters: emst. Private to "stammen": an. Private to "stumme": u.
"stammen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stumme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stammen" and "stumme" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stammen" or "stumme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stammen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stumme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammen" and "stumme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stumme". 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 #1,688,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.