stimmvsstimmtTell them apart

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.

5 ch
stimm
6 ch
stimmt

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

  • stimm ← sitmm · sstimm · stim · stmim · sttimm · tsimm
  • stimmt ← sitmmt · sstimmt · stimmtt · stimt · stimtm · stmimt · sttimmt · tsimmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stimm" for "stimmt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtɪm] versus [ʃtɪmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stimm" vs "stimmt" - which ranks higher?
"stimmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #607 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list