stimmen

[ˈʃtɪmən]

/[ˈʃtɪmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“stimmen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#960
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern

Corpus desk

Index DE-stimmen · stimmen · German

stimmen · rank #960 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #960
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH soweit

Nearest frequency peer: soweit (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „stimmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stimmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stimmen vs stimmt
71% similar
stimmen vs summen
71% similar
stimmen vs stumme
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stimmen
PropertyValue
Headwordstimmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɪmən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#960
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stimmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stimmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „soweit“ (#959), „Wochenende“ (#961), „schauen“ (#958). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stimmen“ bei #960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stimmen (IPA [ˈʃtɪmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #960 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stimmen, with forms such as "sitmmen", "sstimmen", and "stimemn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stimmt", "summen", "stumme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is stimmen, spelled S-T-I-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern
  2. 2
    an einer Wahl oder einer Abstimmung aktiv teilnehmen (sie beeinflussen)
  3. 3
    zutreffend sein, den Tatsachen entsprechen, keinen Anlass zu Beanstandungen geben
  4. 4
    emotional beeinflussen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Gitarre ist schlecht gestimmt.
  2. Für eine Partei sollte man stimmen.

Synonyms

einstellenverändernabstimmenvotierenwählenkorrektseinpassenrichtigseinzutreffenmachenversetzen

Antonyms

verstimmengewählt werden

This word in other languages

tune(English)afinar(Español)accorder(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitmmen
  • sstimmen
  • stimemn
  • stimen
  • stimmenn
  • stimmne
  • stmimen
  • sttimmen
  • tsimmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stimmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sitmmen2sstimmen1stimemn2stimen1stimmenn1stimmne2stmimen2sttimmen1
Edit distance from "stimmen"

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 "stimmen"?
"stimmen" is spelled S-T-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪmən].
What does "stimmen" mean?
As a verb, "stimmen" means: die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern
What words are commonly confused with "stimmen"?
"stimmen" is commonly confused with "stimmt", "summen", "stumme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stimmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stimmen" is [ˈʃtɪmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stimmen" come from?
"stimmen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stimmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beginnt#962schauen#958dritten#965genauso#951

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kunden9 variantszuerst9 variantsPunkte9 variantswählen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list