Which to use
“dumme” and “dünne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,804
- “dumme” frequency rank
- #9,353
- “dünne” frequency rank
- 13157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dumme | dünne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dumm | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes dumme and dünne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dumme and dünne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dumme with dünne
A purely visual mix-up. dumme ([ˈdʊmə]) and dünne ([ˈdʏnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13157, 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]. dünne is at rank #9,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnə].
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 13157, this pair ranks #1,959,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dumme vs dünne
Shared letters: de. Private to "dumme": mu. Private to "dünne": nü.
"dumme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dünne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dumme ← ddumme · dmume · dume · dumem · udmme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dumme" and "dünne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dumme" or "dünne" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dumme" and "dünne" 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 "dünne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dumme" and "dünne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Düne vs dünne". 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 #1,959,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.