Which to use
“Stammes” is a noun and “stemmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,148
- “Stammes” frequency rank
- #20,417
- “stemmen” frequency rank
- 42565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stammes | stemmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm | etwas Schweres in die Höhe heben |
Where the eye mixes Stammes and stemmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stammes and stemmen 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 Stammes with stemmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stammes is [ˈʃtaməs] while stemmen is [ˈʃtɛmən]. 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 42565, 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]. stemmen is at rank #20,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛmən].
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 42565, this pair ranks #1,445,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stammes vs stemmen
Shared letters: emst. Private to "Stammes": a. Private to "stemmen": n.
"Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stammes" and "stemmen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Stammes" or "stemmen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stammes" and "stemmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stammes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stemmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,445,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stammes" and "stemmen" 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 #1,445,431 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.