Baumstumpf

[ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f]

/[ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Baumstumpf” is uncommon German (frequency #75,428 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,428
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterer Teil eines gefällten oder abgebrochenen Baumes

Corpus desk

Index DE-baumstumpf · Baumstumpf · German

Baumstumpf · rank #75,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,428
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bauwagen

Nearest frequency peer: Bauwagen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Baumstumpf“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Baumstumpf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baumstumpf
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaumstumpf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Baumstumpf“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Baumstumpffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bauwagen“ (#75,429), „basalen“ (#75,426), „bedächtig“ (#75,431). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baumstumpf“ bei #75,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baumstumpf is uncommon German at frequency #75,428 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unterer Teil eines gefällten oder abgebrochenen Baumes".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Baumstumpf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Baumstumpf, spelled B-A-U-M-S-T-U-M-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterer Teil eines gefällten oder abgebrochenen Baumes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Baumstumpf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er stieß gegen einen Baumstumpf, dann stürzte er zehn Meter die bewaldete Böschung hinab.
  2. Doch die Sogwirkung hinter der Wasserwalze scheint enorm zu sein: Ein riesiger Baumstumpf dreht sich unablässig im Strudel, das Wasser gibt ihn nicht frei.

Synonyms

BaumstrunkStrunkStubbenStukenWurzelstockErdstammblockStockholzStubbenSturz

Antonyms

AstBlattWipfelZweig

This word in other languages

stump(English)tocón(Español)souche(Français)cepo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baumstumpf"?
"Baumstumpf" is spelled B-A-U-M-S-T-U-M-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f].
What does "Baumstumpf" mean?
As a noun, "Baumstumpf" means: unterer Teil eines gefällten oder abgebrochenen Baumes
How do you pronounce "Baumstumpf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baumstumpf" is [ˈbaʊ̯mˌʃtʊmp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baumstumpf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Baumstumpf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list