dumm wie Bohnenstroh
[ˈdʊm viː ˈboːnənˌʃtʁoː]
The verdict
“dumm wie Bohnenstroh” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dumm, unintelligent sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dumm wie Bohnenstroh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈdʊm viː ˈboːnənˌʃtʁoː] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dumm wie Bohnenstroh” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dumm wie Bohnenstroh is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊm viː ˈboːnənˌʃtʁoː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dumm, unintelligent sein".
dumm wie Bohnenstroh has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 dumm wie Bohnenstroh, spelled D-U-M-M- -W-I-E- -B-O-H-N-E-N-S-T-R-O-H.
Definition
- 1dumm, unintelligent sein
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-M-M- -W-I-E- -B-O-H-N-E-N-S-T-R-O-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.