stimmtenvsstimmtsTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#13,243
“stimmten” frequency rank
#36,649
“stimmts” frequency rank
49892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stimmten stimmts
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen stimmt es

Letter map: stimmten vs stimmts

Shared letters muted; letters that set stimmten and stimmts apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. stimmten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against stimmts's 7 (CCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
stimmten
7 ch
stimmts

Grammar separator: stimmten vs stimmts

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stimmten is averb and stimmtsanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stimmten is recorded at frequency rank #13,243, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmtn̩]. 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 49892, this pair ranks #1,194,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stimmten vs stimmts

Shared letters: imst. Private to "stimmten": en. Private to "stimmts": -.

"stimmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC  ·  "stimmts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stimmten ← sitmmten · sstimmten · stimmetn · stimmtenn · stimmtne · stimmtten · stimten · stimtmen
  • stimmts ← sitmmts · sstimmts · stimmtss · stimmtts · stimtms · stimts · stmimts · sttimmts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stimmten" and "stimmts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stimmten" is a verb and "stimmts" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "stimmten" vs "stimmts" - which ranks higher?
"stimmten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,243 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "stimmten" 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 #1,194,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stimmten" 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 #1,194,432 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