dümpelt

[ˈdʏmpl̩t]

/[ˈdʏmpl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“dümpelt” is uncommon German (frequency #82,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,678
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dümpeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-dumpelt · dümpelt · German

dümpelt · rank #82,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,678
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dva

Nearest frequency peer: dva (-3 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 „dümpelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dümpelt
PropertyValue
Headworddümpelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʏmpl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dümpelt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dümpeltfällt 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: „dva“ (#82,675), „durchstreifen“ (#82,674), „echauffiert“ (#82,682). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dümpelt“ bei #82,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dümpelt is uncommon German at frequency #82,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʏmpl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dümpelt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dümpelt, spelled D-Ü-M-P-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dümpeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dümpeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dümpeln

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 "dümpelt"?
"dümpelt" is spelled D-Ü-M-P-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏmpl̩t].
What does "dümpelt" mean?
As a verb, "dümpelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dümpeln
How do you pronounce "dümpelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dümpelt" is [ˈdʏmpl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dümpelt" come from?
"dümpelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Denkern#82,652covered#82,642erstand#82,718Cliquen#82,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list