stimmtvsstimmtsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#607
“stimmt” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
37256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stimmt stimmts
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen stimmt es

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
stimmt
7 ch
stimmts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stimmt is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stimmt” sits inside “stimmts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stimmt is recorded at frequency rank #607, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪmt]. 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 37256, this pair ranks #1,594,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stimmt vs stimmts

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

"stimmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "stimmts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stimmtsitmmt · sstimmt · stimmtt · stimt · stimtm · stmimt · sttimmt · tsimmt
  • stimmtssitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequency comparison

stimmt#607
stimmts#36,649

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stimmt" and "stimmts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stimmt" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stimmt" or "stimmts"?
"stimmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #607 in our German list, against #36,649 for "stimmts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering stimmt vs stimmts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “stimmt”; for an abbrev, it's “stimmts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stimmt” 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