Which to use
“dumme” and “dümmer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,804
- “dumme” frequency rank
- #17,265
- “dümmer” frequency rank
- 21069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dumme | dümmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dumm | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs dumm |
Where the eye mixes dumme and dümmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dumme vs dümmer
A purely visual mix-up. dumme ([ˈdʊmə]) and dümmer ([ˈdʏmɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dumme is recorded at frequency rank #3,804, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊmə]. dümmer is at rank #17,265, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏmɐ].
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 21069, this pair ranks #1,890,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dumme vs dümmer
Shared letters: dem. Private to "dumme": u. Private to "dümmer": rü.
"dumme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dümmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dumme ← ddumme · dmume · dume · dumem · udmme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dumme" and "dümmer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dumme" or "dümmer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dumme" and "dümmer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dumme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dümmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dumme" and "dümmer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dämmert vs dümmer". 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 #1,890,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.