Which to use
“stammten” and “stemmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,754
- “stammten” frequency rank
- #20,417
- “stemmen” frequency rank
- 36171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammten | stemmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen | etwas Schweres in die Höhe heben |
Where the eye mixes stammten and stemmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stammten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against stemmen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stammten and stemmen
A purely visual mix-up. stammten ([ˈʃtamtn̩]) and stemmen ([ˈʃtɛmən]) 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 36171, 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]. stemmen is at rank #20,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛmən].
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 36171, this pair ranks #1,622,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stammten vs stemmen
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stammten": a. Private to "stemmen": -.
"stammten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "stemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stammten" and "stemmen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stammten" vs "stemmen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stammten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stemmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammten" and "stemmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmen vs stemmt". 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 #1,622,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.