Which to use
“stimm” and “stimmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,305
- “stimm” frequency rank
- #607
- “stimmt” frequency rank
- 30912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stimm | stimmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen |
Where the eye mixes stimm and stimmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stimm runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stimmt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stimm vs stimmt
A purely visual mix-up. stimm ([ʃtɪm]) and stimmt ([ʃtɪmt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “stimm” sits inside “stimmt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30912, 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]. stimmt is at rank #607, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪmt].
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 30912, this pair ranks #1,738,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stimm vs stimmt
Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimm": -. Private to "stimmt": -.
"stimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stimmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stimm" for "stimmt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stimm" vs "stimmt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stimm" and "stimmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stimm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stimmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,738,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stimm" and "stimmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stimm". 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 #1,738,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.