# dumm vs dust

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dumm
*adjective · IPA [dʊm] · frequency rank #1,472*
schwach an Verstand, ohne Intelligenz, ohne Können, unwissend

### dust
*noun · IPA [dʌst] · frequency rank #45,871*
Staub

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dumm-vs-dust