Bummel

[ˈbʊml̩]

/[ˈbʊml̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bummel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,188 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,188
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gemütlicher Spaziergang

Key facts for Bummel
PropertyValue
HeadwordBummel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊml̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bummel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bummel lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bummel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʊml̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,188 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein gemütlicher Spaziergang".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bummel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Bummel, spelled B-U-M-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gemütlicher Spaziergang

This word in other languages

stroll(English)paseo(Español)balade(Français)passeio(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 "Bummel"?
"Bummel" is spelled B-U-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊml̩].
What does "Bummel" mean?
As a noun, "Bummel" means: ein gemütlicher Spaziergang
How do you pronounce "Bummel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bummel" is [ˈbʊml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bummel" come from?
"Bummel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Bummel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-M-M-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʊml̩] (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