stammtvsstimmstTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,220
“stammt” frequency rank
#36,648
“stimmst” frequency rank
38868
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stammt stimmst
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stammen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen

Where the eye mixes stammt and stimmst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stammt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against stimmst's 7 (CCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
stammt
7 ch
stimmst

Why the eye confuses stammt with stimmst

A purely visual mix-up. stammt ([ʃtamt]) and stimmst ([ʃtɪmst]) 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 38868, 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]. stimmst is at rank #36,648, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪmst].

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 38868, this pair ranks #1,552,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stammt vs stimmst

Shared letters: mst. Private to "stammt": a. Private to "stimmst": i.

"stammt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "stimmst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stammt ← satmmt · sstammt · stammtt · stamt · stamtm · stmamt · sttammt · tsammt
  • stimmst ← sitmmst · sstimmst · stimmsst · stimmstt · stimsmt · stimst · stmimst · sttimmst

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stammt" and "stimmst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtamt] versus [ʃtɪmst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "stammt" or "stimmst"?
"stammt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,220 in our German list, against #36,648 for "stimmst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "stammt" and "stimmst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,552,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stammt" and "stimmst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stimmst". 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 #1,552,497 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