Dummerl
[ˈdʊmɐl]
The verdict
“Dummerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auch bayerisch; unerfahrene, unwissende und naive Person; Person, die sich bei irgendetwas dumm anstellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dummerl · Dummerl · German
Dummerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Dummerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊmɐl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dummerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dummerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊmɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auch bayerisch; unerfahrene, unwissende und naive Person; Person, die sich bei irgendetwas dumm anstellt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Dummerl in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dummerl, spelled D-U-M-M-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1auch bayerisch; unerfahrene, unwissende und naive Person; Person, die sich bei irgendetwas dumm anstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dummerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deine beiden Brüder sind solche Dummerln!
„Kennst du eigentlich Frau Huber?“ – „Ja, wir sind doch beide in der Funkenzunft, Dummerl!“
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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.