Which to use
“stumm” and “stumme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,598
- “stumm” frequency rank
- #30,310
- “stumme” frequency rank
- 42908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stumm | stumme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keine Laute von sich geben könnend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes stumm and stumme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stumm runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stumme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stumm with stumme
A purely visual mix-up. stumm ([ʃtʊm]) and stumme ([ˈʃtʊmə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “stumm” sits inside “stumme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stumm is recorded at frequency rank #12,598, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtʊm]. stumme is at rank #30,310, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmə].
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 42908, this pair ranks #1,434,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stumm vs stumme
Shared letters: mstu. Private to "stumm": -. Private to "stumme": e.
"stumm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stumme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stumm" for "stumme" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stumm" or "stumme" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stumm" and "stumme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stumm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stumme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,434,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stumm" and "stumme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stumme". 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 #1,434,705 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.