Which to use
“dummen” and “dümmer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,032
- “dummen” frequency rank
- #17,265
- “dümmer” frequency rank
- 24297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dummen | dümmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumm | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs dumm |
Where the eye mixes dummen and dümmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dummen vs dümmer
A purely visual mix-up. dummen ([ˈdʊmən]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dummen is recorded at frequency rank #7,032, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊmən]. 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 24297, this pair ranks #1,849,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dummen vs dümmer
Shared letters: dem. Private to "dummen": nu. Private to "dümmer": rü.
"dummen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dümmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dummen ← ddummen · dmumen · dumemn · dumen · dummenn · dummne · udmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dummen" for "dümmer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dummen" vs "dümmer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dummen" and "dümmer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dummen" 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 #1,849,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dummen" 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 #1,849,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.