stimmstvsstimmtsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stimmst is a verb, stimmts is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“stimmst” is a verb and “stimmts” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,648
“stimmst” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
73297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stimmst stimmts
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen stimmt es

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stimmst and stimmts apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
stimmst
7 ch
stimmts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stimmst is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (st ↔ ts) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stimmst is recorded at frequency rank #36,648, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪmst]. stimmts is at rank #36,649, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 73297, this pair ranks #364,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stimmst vs stimmts

Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimmst": -. Private to "stimmts": -.

"stimmst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC  ·  "stimmts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stimmst ← sitmmst · sstimmst · stimmsst · stimmstt · stimsmt · stimst · stmimst · sttimmst
  • stimmts ← sitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequency comparison

stimmst#36,648
stimmts#36,649

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stimmst" and "stimmts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stimmst" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stimmst" or "stimmts"?
"stimmst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,648 in our German list, against #36,649 for "stimmts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering stimmst vs stimmts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “stimmst”; for an abbrev, it's “stimmts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stimmst” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list