brummig
[ˈbʁʊmɪç]
The verdict
“brummig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechte Laune habend; missmutig
Corpus desk
Index DE-brummig · brummig · German
brummig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | brummig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʁʊmɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „brummig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
brummig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁʊmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlechte Laune habend; missmutig".
No misspelling variants are generated for brummig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is brummig, spelled B-R-U-M-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1schlechte Laune habend; missmutig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how brummig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Frau, welche gehofft hatte einen guten Absatz zu finden, gab ihm was er verlangte, gieng [sic!] aber ganz ärgerlich und brummig fort.
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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.