stammtvsstimmtsTell them apart

Quick tell: stammt is a verb, stimmts is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stammt” is a verb and “stimmts” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,220
“stammt” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
38869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stammt stimmts
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stammen stimmt es

Letter map: stammt vs stimmts

Shared letters muted; letters that set stammt and stimmts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
stammt
7 ch
stimmts

Grammar separator: stammt vs stimmts

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stammt is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38869, 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]. stimmts is at rank #36,649, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 38869, this pair ranks #1,552,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stammt vs stimmts

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stammtsatmmt · sstammt · stammtt · stamt · stamtm · stmamt · sttammt · tsammt
  • stimmtssitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stammt" for "stimmts" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stammt" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "stammt" or "stimmts" show up more?
"stammt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,220 in our German list, against #36,649 for "stimmts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stammt" and "stimmts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "stammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,552,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stammt" and "stimmts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stimmts". 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 #1,552,473 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