Dummerchen
[ˈdʊmɐçən]
The verdict
“Dummerchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - naive, unerfahrene, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-dummerchen · Dummerchen · German
Dummerchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Dummerchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊmɐçən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dummerchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dummerchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊmɐçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "naive, unerfahrene, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person".
Dummerchen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dummerchen, spelled D-U-M-M-E-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1naive, unerfahrene, sich dümmlich und ungeschickt anstellende Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dummerchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du kleines Dummerchen! Du musst erst die Radschrauben entfernen, bevor du das Rad wechseln kannst.
„Anscheinend war ich echt das Dummerchen der Nation.“
This word in other languages
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.