stammtvsstemmtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“stammt” and “stemmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,220
“stammt” frequency rank
#48,510
“stemmt” frequency rank
50730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stammt stemmt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stammen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stemmen

Where the eye mixes stammt and stemmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
stammt
6 ch
stemmt

Visual trap between stammt and stemmt

A purely visual mix-up. stammt ([ʃtamt]) and stemmt ([ʃtɛmt]) 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 a single letter - a in “stammt” becomes e in “stemmt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stammt is recorded at frequency rank #2,220, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtamt]. stemmt is at rank #48,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɛmt].

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 50730, this pair ranks #1,162,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stammt vs stemmt

Shared letters: mst. Private to "stammt": a. Private to "stemmt": e.

"stammt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "stemmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stammtsatmmt · sstammt · stammtt · stamt · stamtm · stmamt · sttammt · tsammt
  • stemmtsetmmt · sstemmt · stemmtt · stemt · stemtm · stmemt · sttemmt · tsemmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stammt" and "stemmt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtamt] versus [ʃtɛmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stammt" vs "stemmt" - which ranks higher?
"stammt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,220 in our German list, against #48,510 for "stemmt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stemmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,162,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stammt" and "stemmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs streamt". 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 #1,162,660 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list