brumme

[ˈbʁʊmə]

/[ˈbʁʊmə]/ verb

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The verdict

“brumme” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen

Key facts for brumme
PropertyValue
Headwordbrumme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʁʊmə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brumme” sits in German frequency

brumme falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for brumme is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁʊmə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for brumme in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is brumme, spelled B-R-U-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brumme"?
"brumme" is spelled B-R-U-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁʊmə].
What does "brumme" mean?
As a verb, "brumme" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brummen
How do you pronounce "brumme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brumme" is [ˈbʁʊmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brumme" come from?
"brumme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “brumme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-U-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʁʊmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list