Which to use
“stimm” and “stimmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,305
- “stimm” frequency rank
- #7,671
- “stimmte” frequency rank
- 37976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stimm | stimmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen |
Where the eye mixes stimm and stimmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stimm runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stimmte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stimm and stimmte
A purely visual mix-up. stimm ([ʃtɪm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stimm” sits inside “stimmte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37976, 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]. 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 37976, this pair ranks #1,576,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stimm vs stimmte
Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimm": -. Private to "stimmte": e.
"stimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stimmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stimm" and "stimmte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stimm" vs "stimmte" - which ranks higher?
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 "stimm" 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 #1,576,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stimm" and "stimmte" 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 #1,576,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.