stämmig

[ˈʃtɛmɪç]

/[ˈʃtɛmɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“stämmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (nach Art eines Baumstamms) in Bezug auf Personen athletisch gebaut und meist auch gedrungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stammig · stämmig · German

stämmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for stämmig
PropertyValue
Headwordstämmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛmɪç]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stämmig“ im Deutschen

stämmigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stämmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɛmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(nach Art eines Baumstamms) in Bezug auf Personen athletisch gebaut und meist auch gedrungen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for stämmig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is stämmig, spelled S-T-Ä-M-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (nach Art eines Baumstamms) in Bezug auf Personen athletisch gebaut und meist auch gedrungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er war ein stämmiger Kerl.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stämmig"?
"stämmig" is spelled S-T-Ä-M-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛmɪç].
What does "stämmig" mean?
As an adjective, "stämmig" means: (nach Art eines Baumstamms) in Bezug auf Personen athletisch gebaut und meist auch gedrungen
How do you pronounce "stämmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stämmig" is [ˈʃtɛmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stämmig" come from?
"stämmig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list