dumpfes
[ˈdʊmp͡fəs]
The verdict
“dumpfes” is uncommon German (frequency #64,202 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,202
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dumpfes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdʊmp͡fəs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dumpfes” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dumpfes is uncommon German at frequency #64,202 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊmp͡fəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dumpfes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dumpfes, spelled D-U-M-P-F-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dumpf
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum 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.
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Using “dumpfes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-M-P-F-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.