stammtenvsStatutenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: stammten is a verb, Statuten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stammten” is a verb and “Statuten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,754
“stammten” frequency rank
#22,516
“Statuten” frequency rank
38270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stammten Statuten
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut

Where the eye mixes stammten and Statuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
stammten
8 ch
Statuten

Look-alike desk: stammten vs Statuten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stammten is [ˈʃtamtn̩] while Statuten is [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stammten is recorded at frequency rank #15,754, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamtn̩]. Statuten is at rank #22,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩].

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 38270, this pair ranks #1,568,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stammten vs Statuten

Shared letters: aenst. Private to "stammten": m. Private to "Statuten": u.

"stammten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC  ·  "Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stammtensatmmten · sstammten · stammetn · stammtenn · stammtne · stammtten · stamten · stamtmen
  • Statutensattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stammten" and "Statuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stammten" is a verb and "Statuten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "stammten" vs "Statuten" - which ranks higher?
"stammten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,754 in our German list, against #22,516 for "Statuten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "stammten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,568,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stammten" and "Statuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuten vs Stuten". 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 #1,568,284 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