dumpfen

[ˈdʊmp͡fn̩]

/[ˈdʊmp͡fn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“dumpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,032 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,032
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf

Corpus desk

Index DE-dumpfen · dumpfen · German

dumpfen · rank #52,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,032
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duff

Nearest frequency peer: Duff (-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 „dumpfen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dumpfen
PropertyValue
Headworddumpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊmp͡fn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dumpfen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Duff“ (#52,031), „dunkelblauen“ (#52,033), „Duellen“ (#52,030). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dumpfen“ bei #52,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dumpfen is uncommon German at frequency #52,032 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dumpfen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dumpfen, spelled D-U-M-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf

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 "dumpfen"?
"dumpfen" is spelled D-U-M-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊmp͡fn̩].
What does "dumpfen" mean?
As an adjective, "dumpfen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
How do you pronounce "dumpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dumpfen" is [ˈdʊmp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dumpfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Duellen#52,030Druiden#52,028elender#52,056Erkrath#52,064

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list