Which to use
“stammend” and “stammten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,019
- “stammend” frequency rank
- #15,754
- “stammten” frequency rank
- 62773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammend | stammten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs stammen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen |
Where the eye mixes stammend and stammten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. stammend (CCVCCVCC) and stammten (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between stammend and stammten
A purely visual mix-up. stammend ([ˈʃtamənt]) and stammten ([ˈʃtamtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stammend is recorded at frequency rank #47,019, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamənt]. stammten is at rank #15,754, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamtn̩].
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 62773, this pair ranks #700,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stammend vs stammten
Shared letters: aemnst. Private to "stammend": d. Private to "stammten": -.
"stammend" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "stammten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stammend" and "stammten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stammend" or "stammten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stammend" and "stammten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stammend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stammten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #700,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammend" and "stammten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stammend vs stummen". 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 #700,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.