stimm vs stimmen, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“stimm” and “stimmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,305
“stimm” frequency rank: #960
“stimmen” frequency rank: 31265
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	stimm	stimmen
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen	die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch

stimm

7 ch

stimmen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. stimm ([ʃtɪm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stimm” sits inside “stimmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stimm is recorded at frequency rank #30,305, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪm]. 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 31265, this pair ranks #1,731,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stimm vs stimmen

Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimm": -. Private to "stimmen": en.

"stimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stimmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

stimm ← sitmm · sstimm · stim · stmim · sttimm · tsimm
stimmen ← sitmmen · sstimmen · stimemn · stimen · stimmenn · stimmne · stmimen · sttimmen

Frequency comparison

stimm#30,305

stimmen#960

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are said differently ([ʃtɪm] versus [ˈʃtɪmən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

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

"stimmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #960 in our German list, against #30,305 for "stimm". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering stimm vs stimmen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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