stammten

/[ˈʃtamtn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,754

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

stammten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen Pronounced [ˈʃtamtn̩]. Often confused with stimmen and starten.

Key facts for stammten
PropertyValue
Headwordstammten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtamtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,754
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of stammten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stammten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtamtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,754 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for stammten, with forms such as "satmmten", "sstammten", and "stammetn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "stimmen", "starten", "stimmte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is stammten, spelled S-T-A-M-M-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satmmten,sstammten,stammetn,stammtenn,stammtne,stammtten,stamten,stamtmen,stmamten,sttammten,tsammten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for stammten

Misspelling Variants of "stammten"

satmmten8sstammten9stammetn8stammtenn9stammtne8stammtten9stamten7stamtmen8
Misspelling Variants of "stammten"

Frequency rank: #15,754 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stammten"?
"stammten" is spelled S-T-A-M-M-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtamtn̩].
What does "stammten" mean?
As a verb, "stammten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen
What words are commonly confused with "stammten"?
"stammten" is commonly confused with "stimmen", "starten", "stimmte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stammten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stammten" is [ˈʃtamtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stammten" come from?
"stammten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.