stemmte

[ˈʃtɛmtə]

/[ˈʃtɛmtə]/ verb

The verdict

“stemmte” is uncommon German (frequency #67,738 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,738
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen

Key facts for stemmte
PropertyValue
Headwordstemmte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɛmtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stemmte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stemmte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stemmte is uncommon German at frequency #67,738 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɛmtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stemmte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stemmte, spelled S-T-E-M-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen

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 "stemmte"?
"stemmte" is spelled S-T-E-M-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛmtə].
What does "stemmte" mean?
As a verb, "stemmte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stemmen
How do you pronounce "stemmte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stemmte" is [ˈʃtɛmtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stemmte" come from?
"stemmte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “stemmte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-M-M-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɛmtə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list