befummeln
[bəˈfʊml̩n]
The verdict
“befummeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas prüfend mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-befummeln · befummeln · German
befummeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | befummeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈfʊml̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „befummeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
befummeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈfʊml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for befummeln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befummeln, spelled B-E-F-U-M-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas prüfend mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen
- 2jemanden ungebeten sexuell berühren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befummeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einige spielen Mensch ärgere dich nicht, manche sortieren unablässig das Besteck, Herlinde, unsere dauerstrickende Ex-Souffleuse, trennt eine Socke auf und Rollstuhl-Rudi befummelt den Verschluss seines roten Helms.“
„Er befummelte mich überall, und ich wusste nicht mehr, was ich tun sollte. Ich war vorher schon mal begrapscht worden und hatte mitbekommen, dass Männer mir ordinäre Sprüche zuriefen, wenn ich auf der Bühne stand.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.