Klump

[klʊmp]

/[klʊmp]/ noun

The verdict

“Klump” is uncommon German (frequency #98,694 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,694
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kaputt, zerstört

Corpus desk

Index DE-klump · Klump · German

Klump · rank #98,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klinikaufenth…

Nearest frequency peer: Klinikaufenthalt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Klump”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Klump” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klump
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlump
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klʊmp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Klump” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Klumpliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Klinikaufenthalt“ (#98,693), „Knieschmerzen“ (#98,695), „Kletterhalle“ (#98,692). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klump is uncommon German at frequency #98,694 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klʊmp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klump, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Klump, spelled K-L-U-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    kaputt, zerstört
  2. 2
    Klumpen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klump appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie hat das Auto zu Klump gefahren.
  2. Er wird in der Kneipe noch zu Klump geschlagen.

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 "Klump"?
"Klump" is spelled K-L-U-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is [klʊmp].
What does "Klump" mean?
As a noun, "Klump" means: kaputt, zerstört
How do you pronounce "Klump"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klump" is [klʊmp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klump" come from?
"Klump" 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 "Klump", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list