Which to use
“stimm” is a verb and “stramm” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,305
- “stimm” frequency rank
- #29,807
- “stramm” frequency rank
- 60112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stimm | stramm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen | den Körper fest umschließend, sehr eng anliegend |
Where the eye mixes stimm and stramm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stimm runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stramm's 6 (CCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stimm with stramm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stimm is [ʃtɪm] while stramm is [ʃtʁam]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60112, 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]. stramm is at rank #29,807, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtʁam].
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 60112, this pair ranks #799,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stimm vs stramm
Shared letters: mst. Private to "stimm": i. Private to "stramm": ar.
"stimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stramm" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stimm" and "stramm" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stimm" or "stramm" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stimm" and "stramm" 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 "stramm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #799,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stimm" and "stramm" 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 #799,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.