Stamm

[ʃtam]

/[ʃtam]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stamm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,765
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone

Corpus desk

Index DE-stamm · Stamm · German

Stamm · rank #5,765 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,765
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH springt

Nearest frequency peer: springt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stamm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stamm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stamm vs Star
60% similar
Stamm vs Stau
60% similar
Stamm vs stan
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stamm
PropertyValue
HeadwordStamm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtam]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,765
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stamm“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stammliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „springt“ (#5,764), „Staub“ (#5,766), „sinken“ (#5,763). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stamm“ bei #5,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Stamm (IPA [ʃtam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,765 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stamm, with forms such as "satmm", "sstamm", and "stam". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Star", "Stau", "stan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stamm, spelled S-T-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone
  2. 2
    größere Gruppe von Menschen mit ethnischen Gemeinsamkeiten
  3. 3
    Element der biologischen Taxonomie
  4. 4
    kleine bearbeitbare Gruppe niederer Lebewesen
  5. 5
    personelle Grundlage, personeller Bestand bei Betrieben, beim Militär, in der Seefahrt und anderen Organisationen oder Zusammenschlüssen
  6. 6
    einfache oder komplexe Grundform der Flexion eines Wortes (Wortstamm)
  7. 7
    Grundwort einer Wortfamilie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stamm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Max klettert schnell den Stamm hinauf.
  2. Ehemals lebte in Nordamerika eine Vielzahl von Stämmen, die zu den Indianern zählten.

Synonyms

BaumstammEthnieFamilieGeschlechtSippePhylumKulturLinieZuchtlinieAusgangsbestandBelegschaftBestandGrundlageGrundstockHausKaderKernKompetenzteamStammpersonalGrundmorphemWortstamm

Antonyms

AstKroneZweigWurzelWechselbestandReserveWortwurzel

This word in other languages

trunk(English)tronco(Español)tronc(Français)tribo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satmm
  • sstamm
  • stam
  • stmam
  • sttamm
  • tsamm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stamm - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satmm2sstamm1stam1stmam2sttamm1tsamm2
Edit distance from "Stamm"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stamm"?
"Stamm" is spelled S-T-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtam].
What does "Stamm" mean?
As a noun, "Stamm" means: Teil des Baumes zwischen Wurzel und Krone
What words are commonly confused with "Stamm"?
"Stamm" is commonly confused with "Star", "Stau", "stan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stamm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stamm" is [ʃtam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stamm" come from?
"Stamm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stamm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Staub#5,766Wille#5,789Alarm#5,793malen#5,735

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

nick6 variantsback6 variantsklug6 variantsDatei6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list