fummeln
[ˈfʊml̩n]
The verdict
“fummeln” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,331 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #63,331
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit kurzen Bewegungen der Finger berühren, sich an etwas zu schaffen machen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fummeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʊml̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,331 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fummeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fummeln is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʊml̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,331 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
fummeln has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fummeln, spelled F-U-M-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit kurzen Bewegungen der Finger berühren, sich an etwas zu schaffen machen
- 2sexuell erregende Berührungen austauschen
- 3nach etwas tastend, suchend herumkramen
- 4sich zögernd, trödelnd mit etwas anderem beschäftigen, beim Fußball mit dem Ball tricksen ohne abzugeben
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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 “fummeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-U-M-M-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʊml̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.