dumm
German, adjective/dʊm/
dumm is spelled D-U-M-M (4 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written German, the 1,483rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dumm is a German adjective meaning “dumb, stupid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwach an Verstand, ohne Intelligenz, ohne Können, unwissend”.
What does dumm mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dumb, stupid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. schwach an Verstand, ohne Intelligenz, ohne Können, unwissend 2. auf unpassende und kindische Art lustig 3. mit nachteiligen Folgen, unangenehm, übel 4. sich taumelig, schwindelig fühlend
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 dumm
- dummer masculine nominative singular
- dümmer comparative
- am dümmsten superlative
- dumme feminine nominative singular
- dummes neuter nominative singular
- dummen genitive masculine singular
- dummem dative masculine singular
- der dumme definite includes-article masculine
- die dumme definite feminine includes-article
- das dumme definite includes-article neuter
- die dummen definite includes-article nominative
- des dummen definite genitive includes-article
- der dummen definite feminine genitive
- dem dummen dative definite includes-article
- dümmlich diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dumm?
- /dʊm/
- [dʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dumm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dumm in German?
dumm appears 58 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).