StimmungvsStimmungenWhat's the difference?

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“Stimmung” and “Stimmungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,943
“Stimmung” frequency rank
#22,152
“Stimmungen” frequency rank
24095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stimmung Stimmungen
Definition Gefühlszustand eines Menschen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stimmung

Where the eye mixes Stimmung and Stimmungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Stimmung runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against Stimmungen's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Stimmung
10 ch
Stimmungen

Look-alike desk: Stimmung vs Stimmungen

A purely visual mix-up. Stimmung ([ˈʃtɪmʊŋ]) and Stimmungen ([ˈʃtɪmʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Stimmung” sits inside “Stimmungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stimmung is recorded at frequency rank #1,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmʊŋ]. Stimmungen is at rank #22,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmʊŋən].

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 24095, this pair ranks #1,852,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stimmung vs Stimmungen

Shared letters: gimnstu. Private to "Stimmung": -. Private to "Stimmungen": e.

"Stimmung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "Stimmungen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stimmung ← sitmmung · sstimmung · stimmnug · stimmugn · stimmungg · stimmunng · stimumng · stimung
  • Stimmungen ← sitmmungen · sstimmungen · stimmnugen · stimmugnen · stimmunegn · stimmungenn · stimmunggen · stimmungne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stimmung" for "Stimmungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɪmʊŋ] versus [ˈʃtɪmʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stimmung" or "Stimmungen" show up more?
"Stimmung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,943 in our German list, against #22,152 for "Stimmungen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stimmung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stimmungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,852,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stimmung" and "Stimmungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stimmung vs swimming". 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 #1,852,433 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