Which to use
“stumme” and “stummen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,310
- “stumme” frequency rank
- #44,951
- “stummen” frequency rank
- 75261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stumme | stummen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes stumme and stummen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stumme runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against stummen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stumme with stummen
A purely visual mix-up. stumme ([ˈʃtʊmə]) and stummen ([ˈʃtʊmən]) 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) - “stumme” sits inside “stummen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stumme is recorded at frequency rank #30,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmə]. stummen is at rank #44,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmən].
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 75261, this pair ranks #312,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stumme vs stummen
Shared letters: emstu. Private to "stumme": -. Private to "stummen": n.
"stumme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stummen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stumme" and "stummen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stumme" vs "stummen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stumme" and "stummen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stumme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stummen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stumme" and "stummen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen vs Stuten". 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 #312,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.