Mumpitz

[ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s]

/[ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mumpitz” is uncommon German (frequency #80,701 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,701
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unsinn, den man nicht zu beachten braucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-mumpitz · Mumpitz · German

Mumpitz · rank #80,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH MTA

Nearest frequency peer: MTA (-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 „Mumpitz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mumpitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordMumpitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mumpitz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mumpitzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „MTA“ (#80,700), „Musliminnen“ (#80,702), „mou“ (#80,699). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mumpitz“ bei #80,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mumpitz is uncommon German at frequency #80,701 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unsinn, den man nicht zu beachten braucht".

Mumpitz has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mumpitz, spelled M-U-M-P-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unsinn, den man nicht zu beachten braucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obwohl die Kamelopedia und die Stupidedia der reine Mumpitz zu sein scheinen, verbirgt sich hinter so manchem Artikel doch Humor in Reinkultur.
  2. Forscher haben Athleten jetzt mit Thermometern laufen lassen und herausgefunden: Die Sport-Weisheit vom kühlen, schnelleren Lauf ist Mumpitz.

Synonyms

UnsinnHumbugKokoloresPapperlapappPillepalleQuatschSchmarrenSchnickschnackWischiwaschiFirlefanzUnfug

This word in other languages

rubbish(English)tonterías(Español)foutaise(Français)

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 "Mumpitz"?
"Mumpitz" is spelled M-U-M-P-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s].
What does "Mumpitz" mean?
As a noun, "Mumpitz" means: Unsinn, den man nicht zu beachten braucht
How do you pronounce "Mumpitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mumpitz" is [ˈmʊmˌpɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mumpitz" come from?
"Mumpitz" 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 "Mumpitz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Motoröl#80,697Nabucco#80,710naughty#80,723noodles#80,744

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list