Dummchen
[ˈdʊmçən]
The verdict
“Dummchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - naive, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-dummchen · Dummchen · German
Dummchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dummchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊmçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dummchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dummchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊmçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "naive, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person".
Zero misspellings are on record for Dummchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dummchen, spelled D-U-M-M-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1naive, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dummchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du kleines Dummchen! Du musst erst die Radschrauben entfernen, bevor du das Rad wechseln kannst.
„Jeder kennt die Werbung für die Telefonauskunft, bei der Verona Feldbusch ihr Image als grammatikschwaches Dummchen geschickt vermarktet, wenn sie die berühmten Worte spricht: »Da werden Sie geholfen.«“
Synonyms
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.