Which to use
“Dülmen” is a name and “dummes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,597
- “Dülmen” frequency rank
- #10,257
- “dummes” frequency rank
- 44854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dülmen | dummes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumm |
Where the eye mixes Dülmen and dummes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dülmen and dummes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dülmen is [ˈdʏlmən] while dummes is [ˈdʊməs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dülmen is recorded at frequency rank #34,597, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈdʏlmən]. dummes is at rank #10,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊməs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44854, this pair ranks #1,372,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dülmen vs dummes
Shared letters: dem. Private to "Dülmen": lnü. Private to "dummes": su.
"Dülmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dummes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dummes ← ddummes · dmumes · dumems · dumes · dummess · dummse · udmmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dülmen" and "dummes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dülmen" vs "dummes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dülmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dummes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,372,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dülmen" and "dummes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duften vs Dülmen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,372,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.