Daumenlutscher
German, noun/ˈdaʊ̯mənˌlʊtʃɐ/
Daumenlutscher is spelled D-A-U-M-E-N-L-U-T-S-C-H-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Daumenlutscher is a German masculine noun meaning “Someone who habitually sucks their thumb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der oft den Daumen in den Mund steckt und daran lutscht”.
What does Daumenlutscher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSomeone who habitually sucks their thumb.
- 2
derogatoryinformalmasculineA fearful person; one who avoids conflict; a weakling.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der oft den Daumen in den Mund steckt und daran lutscht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Daumenlutscher
- Daumenlutschers genitive
- Daumenlutscherin feminine
- Daumenlutschern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Daumenlutscher?
- /ˈdaʊ̯mənˌlʊtʃɐ/
- [ˈdaʊ̯mənˌlʊt͡ʃɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Daumenlutscher in German?
Daumenlutscher appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).