StimmungvsswimmingWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Stimmung is a noun, swimming is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Stimmung” is a noun and “swimming” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,943
“Stimmung” frequency rank
#49,288
“swimming” frequency rank
51231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stimmung swimming
Definition Gefühlszustand eines Menschen Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs swim

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
Stimmung
8 ch
swimming

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Stimmung is anoun and swimmingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51231, 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]. swimming is at rank #49,288, tagged as averb, 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 51231, this pair ranks #1,143,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stimmung vs swimming

Shared letters: gimns. Private to "Stimmung": tu. Private to "swimming": w.

"Stimmung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "swimming" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stimmungsitmmung · sstimmung · stimmnug · stimmugn · stimmungg · stimmunng · stimumng · stimung
  • swimmingsiwmming · sswimming · swimimng · swiming · swimmign · swimmingg · swimminng · swimmnig

Frequency comparison

Stimmung#1,943
swimming#49,288

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stimmung" and "swimming" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stimmung" is a noun and "swimming" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Stimmung" or "swimming"?
"Stimmung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,943 in our German list, against #49,288 for "swimming". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Stimmung vs swimming

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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