Which to use
“Stammes” and “Stimme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,148
- “Stammes” frequency rank
- #823
- “Stimme” frequency rank
- 22971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stammes | Stimme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stamm | ein mit dem Kehlkopf erzeugter Laut, um sich zu verständigen beziehungsweise sich verständlich zu machen |
Where the eye mixes Stammes and Stimme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stammes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Stimme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stammes and Stimme
A purely visual mix-up. Stammes ([ˈʃtaməs]) and Stimme ([ˈʃtɪmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22971, 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]. Stimme is at rank #823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmə].
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 22971, this pair ranks #1,867,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stammes vs Stimme
Shared letters: emst. Private to "Stammes": a. Private to "Stimme": i.
"Stammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stimme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stammes" and "Stimme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stammes" or "Stimme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stammes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stimme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,867,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stammes" and "Stimme" 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 #1,867,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.