Stichen vs stimmen, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#43,512
“Stichen” frequency rank: #960
“stimmen” frequency rank: 44472
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Stichen	stimmen
Definition	Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stich	die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Stichen and stimmen apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

Stichen

7 ch

stimmen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stichen is [ˈʃtɪçn̩] while stimmen is [ˈʃtɪmən]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stichen is recorded at frequency rank #43,512, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪçn̩]. 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 44472, this pair ranks #1,385,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stichen vs stimmen

Shared letters: einst. Private to "Stichen": ch. Private to "stimmen": m.

"Stichen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stimmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Stichen ← sitchen · sstichen · stcihen · sticchen · sticehn · stichenn · stichhen · stichne
stimmen ← sitmmen · sstimmen · stimemn · stimen · stimmenn · stimmne · stmimen · sttimmen

Frequency comparison

Stichen#43,512

stimmen#960

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stichen" and "stimmen" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stichen" is a noun and "stimmen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Stichen" or "stimmen"?

"stimmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #960 in our German list, against #43,512 for "Stichen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Stichen vs stimmen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Stichen”; for a verb, it's “stimmen”.
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