stampfen
[ˈʃtamp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“stampfen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,782
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von oben mit seinem Gewicht nach unten, auf den Boden einwirken
Corpus desk
Index DE-stampfen · stampfen · German
stampfen · rank #32,782 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,782
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stammzellen
Nearest frequency peer: Stammzellen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “stampfen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Stadtteils
Stadtteils
67,222 corpus weight
- staff
staff
67,221 corpus weight
- Stammzellen
Stammzellen
67,220 corpus weight
- stampfen
stampfen
67,219 corpus weight
- Standbein
Standbein
67,218 corpus weight
- statistisch…
statistischer
67,216 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “stampfen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stampfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtamp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “stampfen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around stampfen (IPA [ˈʃtamp͡fn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,782 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stampfen, with forms such as "satmpfen", "sstampfen", and "stamfpen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "stopfen", "stumpfen", "stammen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is stampfen, spelled S-T-A-M-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1von oben mit seinem Gewicht nach unten, auf den Boden einwirken
- 2Metall mit einer Hohlform bearbeiten
- 3querseitige Auf- und Ab-Bewegung eines Schiffes oder Boots bei Wellengang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stampfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er stampfte mit den Füßen auf den Boden.
Sie stampfte Kartoffeln.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- satmpfen
- sstampfen
- stamfpen
- stammpfen
- stampefn
- stampfenn
- stampffen
- stampfne
- stamppfen
- stapmfen
- stmapfen
- sttampfen
- tsampfen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stampfen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stampfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "stampfen". Here's where to go from here.
- "stampfen" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "stopfen". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #32,782 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.