StammesvsstammteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“Stammes” is a noun and “stammte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,148
“Stammes” frequency rank
#13,489
“stammte” frequency rank
35637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stammes stammte
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Stammes and stammte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Stammes
7 ch
stammte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stammes is [ˈʃtaməs] while stammte is [ˈʃtamtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stammes is recorded at frequency rank #22,148, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaməs]. stammte is at rank #13,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamtə].

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 35637, this pair ranks #1,635,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stammes vs stammte

Shared letters: aemst. Private to "Stammes": -. Private to "stammte": -.

"Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stammte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stammessatmmes · sstammes · stamems · stames · stammess · stammse · stmames · sttammes
  • stammtesatmmte · sstammte · stammet · stammtte · stamte · stamtme · stmamte · sttammte

Frequency comparison

Stammes#22,148
stammte#13,489

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stammes" and "stammte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stammes" is a noun and "stammte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Stammes" or "stammte"?
"stammte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,489 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.

Remembering Stammes vs stammte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Stammes”; for a verb, it's “stammte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Stammes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list