dumm wie Brot

Name: dumm wie Brot, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt]

/[ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt]/ phrase

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dumm wie Brot” 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: 13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr dumm

Key facts for dumm wie Brot
Property	Value
Headword	dumm wie Brot
Language	German
Part of speech	Phrase
IPA	[ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt]
Letters	13
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dumm wie Brot” sits in German frequency

dumm wie Brot falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dumm wie Brot is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt]. 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: "sehr dumm".

Zero misspellings are on record for dumm wie Brot in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Brot, spelled D-U-M-M- -W-I-E- -B-R-O-T.

Definition

1
sehr dumm

Synonyms

dumm geboren und nichts dazugelerntdumm geboren und nichts dazugelernt, und auch das wieder vergessendumm wie Bohnenstroh seindumm wie die Nacht seindumm wie die Sünde seindümmer sein, als die Polizei erlaubtjemand ist so dumm, dass er brummtvor Dummheit brüllenvor Dummheit brummenvor Dummheit schreienkreuzdummstrohdumm saudummstockdummstrohdummblitzdummsternhageldummhorndummmordsdummstrunzdummdumm wie Schifferscheiße sein

This word in other languages

dumb as a bag of hammers(English)bête à manger de l’herbe(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dumm wie Brot"?

"dumm wie Brot" is spelled D-U-M-M- -W-I-E- -B-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt].

What does "dumm wie Brot" mean?

As a phrase, "dumm wie Brot" means: sehr dumm

How do you pronounce "dumm wie Brot"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dumm wie Brot" is [ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dumm wie Brot" come from?

"dumm wie Brot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “dumm wie Brot”

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-R-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌdʊm viː ˈbʁoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.