Which to use
“Stammes” is a noun and “stammten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,148
- “Stammes” frequency rank
- #15,754
- “stammten” frequency rank
- 37902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stammes | stammten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen |
Where the eye mixes Stammes and stammten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Stammes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stammten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Stammes with stammten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stammes is [ˈʃtaməs] while stammten is [ˈʃtamtn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37902, 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]. 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 37902, this pair ranks #1,578,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stammes vs stammten
Shared letters: aemst. Private to "Stammes": -. Private to "stammten": n.
"Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stammten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stammes" and "stammten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stammes" or "stammten"?
After this comparison
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 "stammten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stammes" and "stammten" 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 #1,578,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.