Which to use
“dummen” and “dummes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,032
- “dummen” frequency rank
- #10,257
- “dummes” frequency rank
- 17289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dummen | dummes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumm | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumm |
Where the eye mixes dummen and dummes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dummen and dummes
A purely visual mix-up. dummen ([ˈdʊmən]) and dummes ([ˈdʊməs]) 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 a single letter - n in “dummen” becomes s in “dummes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17289, 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]. 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 17289, this pair ranks #1,928,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dummen vs dummes
Shared letters: demu. Private to "dummen": n. Private to "dummes": s.
"dummen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dummes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dummen" and "dummes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dummen" or "dummes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dummen" and "dummes" 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 "dummes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dummen" and "dummes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudes vs dummes". 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 #1,928,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.