Dummheit
German, noun/ˈdʊmhaɪ̯t/
Dummheit is spelled D-U-M-M-H-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dummheit is a German feminine noun meaning “stupidity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mangelnde geistige Fähigkeit”.
What does Dummheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestupidity
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mangelnde geistige Fähigkeit 2. unüberlegte, dumme Tat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dummheit
- Dummheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dummheit?
- /ˈdʊmhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈdʊmhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dummheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dummheit in German?
Dummheit appears 9.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).