dümmlich

[ˈdʏmlɪç]

/[ˈdʏmlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“dümmlich” is uncommon German (frequency #56,914 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,914
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dumm wirkend; albern, töricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-dummlich · dümmlich · German

dümmlich · rank #56,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,914
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchwühlt

Nearest frequency peer: durchwühlt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dümmlich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dümmlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dümmlich
PropertyValue
Headworddümmlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʏmlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dümmlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dümmlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchwühlt“ (#56,913), „durchgeknallten“ (#56,912), „ears“ (#56,916). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dümmlich“ bei #56,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dümmlich is uncommon German at frequency #56,914 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʏmlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dumm wirkend; albern, töricht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dümmlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dümmlich, spelled D-Ü-M-M-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    dumm wirkend; albern, töricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dümmlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Deine dümmliche Miene hier habe ich satt.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dümmlich"?
"dümmlich" is spelled D-Ü-M-M-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏmlɪç].
What does "dümmlich" mean?
As an adjective, "dümmlich" means: dumm wirkend; albern, töricht
How do you pronounce "dümmlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dümmlich" is [ˈdʏmlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dümmlich" come from?
"dümmlich" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dümmlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list