Which to use
“stemmen” and “stimmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,417
- “stemmen” frequency rank
- #960
- “stimmen” frequency rank
- 21377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stemmen | stimmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Schweres in die Höhe heben | die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern |
Where the eye mixes stemmen and stimmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stemmen with stimmen
A purely visual mix-up. stemmen ([ˈʃtɛmən]) and stimmen ([ˈʃtɪmən]) 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 a single letter - e in “stemmen” becomes i in “stimmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stemmen is recorded at frequency rank #20,417, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛmən]. stimmen is at rank #960, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmən].
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 21377, this pair ranks #1,886,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stemmen vs stimmen
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stemmen": -. Private to "stimmen": i.
"stemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stimmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stemmen" and "stimmen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stemmen" vs "stimmen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stemmen" and "stimmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stemmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stimmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stemmen" and "stimmen" 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 #1,886,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.