Stammwort

[ˈʃtamvɔʁt]

/[ˈʃtamvɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wort, das das Grundwort einer Wortfamilie bildet, von dem aus also Ableitungen und Komposita gebildet werden

Key facts for Stammwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordStammwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtamvɔʁt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stammwort” sits in German frequency

Stammwort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Stammwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtamvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das das Grundwort einer Wortfamilie bildet, von dem aus also Ableitungen und Komposita gebildet werden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stammwort, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stammwort, spelled S-T-A-M-M-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort, das das Grundwort einer Wortfamilie bildet, von dem aus also Ableitungen und Komposita gebildet werden

Synonyms

StammmorphemStamm-Morphem

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 "Stammwort"?
"Stammwort" is spelled S-T-A-M-M-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtamvɔʁt].
What does "Stammwort" mean?
As a noun, "Stammwort" means: Wort, das das Grundwort einer Wortfamilie bildet, von dem aus also Ableitungen und Komposita gebildet werden
How do you pronounce "Stammwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stammwort" is [ˈʃtamvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stammwort" come from?
"Stammwort" 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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Using “Stammwort”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-M-M-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtamvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list