dumpf
German, adjective[dʊmpf]
dumpf is spelled D-U-M-P-F (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dumpf is a German adjective meaning “dull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gedämpft klingend, mit wenigen Obertönen”.
What does dumpf mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dull
- 2
hollow, muffled, dead (sound)
- 3
vague
- 4
musty, stifling (atmosphere)
- 5
nagging (pain)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gedämpft klingend, mit wenigen Obertönen 2. nach abgestandener Luft, nach Muff, Moder riechend 3. ohne Anteilnahme am äußeren Geschehen, ohne jedes Gefühl; abgestumpft 4. nicht deutlich ausgeprägt, nur undeutlich hervortretend
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 dumpf
- dumpfer masculine nominative singular
- am dumpfesten superlative
- dumpfe feminine nominative singular
- dumpfes neuter nominative singular
- dumpfen genitive masculine singular
- dumpfem dative masculine singular
- der dumpfe definite includes-article masculine
- die dumpfe definite feminine includes-article
- das dumpfe definite includes-article neuter
- die dumpfen definite includes-article nominative
- des dumpfen definite genitive includes-article
- der dumpfen definite feminine genitive
- dem dumpfen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dumpf?
- [dʊmpf]
- [dʊmp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dumpf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dumpf in German?
dumpf appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).