Which to use
“stemmen” and “stimmten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,417
- “stemmen” frequency rank
- #13,243
- “stimmten” frequency rank
- 33660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stemmen | stimmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Schweres in die Höhe heben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen |
Where the eye mixes stemmen and stimmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stemmen and stimmten
A purely visual mix-up. stemmen ([ˈʃtɛmən]) and stimmten ([ˈʃtɪmtn̩]) 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 33660, 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]. stimmten is at rank #13,243, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmtn̩].
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 33660, this pair ranks #1,680,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stemmen vs stimmten
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stemmen": -. Private to "stimmten": i.
"stemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stimmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stemmen" and "stimmten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stemmen" or "stimmten"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stemmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stimmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stemmen" and "stimmten" 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 #1,680,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.