Which to use
“stifte” and “stimmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,143
- “stifte” frequency rank
- #7,671
- “stimmte” frequency rank
- 24814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stifte | stimmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen |
Where the eye mixes stifte and stimmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stifte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against stimmte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stifte and stimmte
A purely visual mix-up. stifte ([ˈʃtɪftə]) and stimmte ([ˈʃtɪmtə]) 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 24814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stifte is recorded at frequency rank #17,143, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftə]. stimmte is at rank #7,671, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmtə].
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 24814, this pair ranks #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stifte vs stimmte
Shared letters: eist. Private to "stifte": f. Private to "stimmte": m.
"stifte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stimmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stifte" and "stimmte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stifte" or "stimmte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stifte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stimmte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stifte" and "stimmte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stifte vs Stifts". 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 #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.