stimmtevsstimmtsTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#7,671
“stimmte” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
44320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stimmte stimmts
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen stimmt es

Letter map: stimmte vs stimmts

Shared letters muted; letters that set stimmte and stimmts apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. stimmte (CCVCCCV) and stimmts (CCVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
stimmte
7 ch
stimmts

Grammar separator: stimmte vs stimmts

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stimmte is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “stimmte” becomes s in “stimmts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stimmte is recorded at frequency rank #7,671, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmtə]. 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 44320, this pair ranks #1,390,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stimmte vs stimmts

Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimmte": e. Private to "stimmts": -.

"stimmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV  ·  "stimmts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stimmte ← sitmmte · sstimmte · stimmet · stimmtte · stimte · stimtme · stmimte · sttimmte
  • stimmts ← sitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stimmte" for "stimmts" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stimmte" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stimmte" or "stimmts"?
"stimmte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,671 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.

After this comparison

Pair "stimmte" vs "stimmts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,390,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stimmte" and "stimmts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stimmts". 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 #1,390,035 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