This is the 6610th most frequent Dutch word.
voice
The Dutch word "voice" translates to "stem" in English when referring to the voice of a person or "stem" in context of opinion or vote.
The word 'stem' is used to refer to someone's voice in the context of singing.
Ik hoorde haar mooie stem in het lied.
I heard her beautiful voice in the song.
The word 'stem' is used metaphorically to represent the act of expressing or representing opinions.
De journalist gaf een stem aan de minderheden.
The journalist gave a voice to the minorities.
The word 'stemmen' refers to the process of voting, derived from 'stem' which also means voice.