stammen

[ˈʃtamən]

/[ˈʃtamən]/ verb

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The verdict

“stammen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,991
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stammen · stammen · German

stammen · rank #2,991 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,991
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH solch

Nearest frequency peer: solch (-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 „stammen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stammen“ 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).

stammen vs Stimme
57% similar
stammen vs stammt
71% similar
stammen vs summen
71% similar

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

Key facts for stammen
PropertyValue
Headwordstammen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtamən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,991
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stammen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stammenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „solch“ (#2,990), „Sterne“ (#2,992), „Sebastian“ (#2,989). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stammen“ bei #2,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stammen (IPA [ˈʃtamən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,991 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stammen, with forms such as "satmmen", "sstammen", and "stamemn". 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, "Stimme", "stammt", "summen", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stammen, spelled S-T-A-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen
  2. 2
    seine Herkunft in einer bestimmten Zeit haben
  3. 3
    seinen Ursprung in einer bestimmten Situation, einem bestimmten Umstand haben
  4. 4
    auf die Arbeit, Tätigkeit von jemandem zurückgehen
  5. 5
    aus etwas Bestimmtem gewonnen, produziert worden sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich stamme aus Italien.
  2. „Flugpionier Erich Henneberger, dessen Vorfahren aus Randersacker stammten, nahm ein tragisches Ende in der früheren Kolonie Deutsch-Ostafrika. Er starb beim Absturz des Flugzeuges am 15. November 1914, […].“

This word in other languages

come from(English)provenir(Español)provenir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satmmen
  • sstammen
  • stamemn
  • stamen
  • stammenn
  • stammne
  • stmamen
  • sttammen
  • tsammen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stammen - 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.

satmmen2sstammen1stamemn2stamen1stammenn1stammne2stmamen2sttammen1
Edit distance from "stammen"

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 "stammen"?
"stammen" is spelled S-T-A-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtamən].
What does "stammen" mean?
As a verb, "stammen" means: aus einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet kommen
What words are commonly confused with "stammen"?
"stammen" is commonly confused with "Stimme", "stammt", "summen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stammen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stammen" is [ˈʃtamən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stammen" come from?
"stammen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list