Which to use
“stammen” is a verb and “stummen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,991
- “stammen” frequency rank
- #44,951
- “stummen” frequency rank
- 47942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammen | stummen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes stammen and stummen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stammen and stummen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses stammen with stummen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stammen is [ˈʃtamən] while stummen is [ˈʃtʊmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “stammen” becomes u in “stummen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47942, 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]. stummen is at rank #44,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmən].
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 47942, this pair ranks #1,266,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stammen vs stummen
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stammen": a. Private to "stummen": u.
"stammen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stummen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stammen" and "stummen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stammen" or "stummen" show up more?
What to do next
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 "stummen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,266,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammen" and "stummen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen vs Stuten". 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 #1,266,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.