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 eye mixes Stammes and stammte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Stammes (CCVCCVC) and stammte (CCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Stammes and stammte
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stammes" for "stammte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Stammes" or "stammte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stammes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stammte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stammes" and "stammte" 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 #1,635,246 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.