Lumpenkerl
[ˈlʊmpn̩ˌkɛʁl]
The verdict
“Lumpenkerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeiner Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-lumpenkerl · Lumpenkerl · German
Lumpenkerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lumpenkerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊmpn̩ˌkɛʁl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lumpenkerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lumpenkerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊmpn̩ˌkɛʁl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gemeiner Mensch".
Lumpenkerl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lumpenkerl, spelled L-U-M-P-E-N-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1gemeiner Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lumpenkerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich machte ihm Vorwürfe und schalt ihn einen nichtswissenden Schandbuben; als er mir zurückgab, ich sei ein Lumpenkerl, konnte ich mich nicht länger beherrschen und verabreichte ihn eine Ohrfeige, die er durch einen Schlag mit seinem Stock beantwortete.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.