Which to use
“stammten” is a verb and “stummen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,754
- “stammten” frequency rank
- #44,951
- “stummen” frequency rank
- 60705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammten | stummen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes stammten and stummen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stammten and stummen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stammten is [ˈʃtamtn̩] while stummen is [ˈʃtʊmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60705, 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]. stummen is at rank #44,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmən].
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 60705, this pair ranks #777,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stammten vs stummen
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stammten": a. Private to "stummen": u.
"stammten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "stummen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stammten" for "stummen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stammten" or "stummen" show up more?
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 "stummen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #777,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammten" and "stummen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen 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 #777,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.