plump

[plʊmp]

/[plʊmp]/ adj

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The verdict

“plump” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,738
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dick, rundlich, mollig, pummelig

Corpus desk

Index DE-plump · plump · German

plump · rank #29,738 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,738
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plantage

Nearest frequency peer: Plantage (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „plump“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „plump“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plump vs plus
60% similar
plump vs Puma
40% similar
plump vs pump
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plump
PropertyValue
Headwordplump
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[plʊmp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,738
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „plump“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).plumpliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Plantage“ (#29,736), „progress“ (#29,741), „Pilotprojekt“ (#29,734). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „plump“ bei #29,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around plump (IPA [plʊmp]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,738 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for plump, with forms such as "lpump", "pllump", and "plmup". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "plus", "Puma", "pump", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 plump, spelled P-L-U-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    dick, rundlich, mollig, pummelig
  2. 2
    schwerfällig, unbeholfen
  3. 3
    ungeschickt, dreist, unverblümt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein plumper Mensch hat auch weniger Sportmöglichkeiten.
  2. Er hat einen plumpen Gang und stolpert leicht.

This word in other languages

plump(English)tosco(Español)gauche(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpump
  • pllump
  • plmup
  • plummp
  • plumpp
  • plupm
  • pplump
  • pulmp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plump - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpump2pllump1plmup2plummp1plumpp1plupm2pplump1pulmp2
Edit distance from "plump"

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 "plump"?
"plump" is spelled P-L-U-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is [plʊmp].
What does "plump" mean?
As an adjective, "plump" means: dick, rundlich, mollig, pummelig
What words are commonly confused with "plump"?
"plump" is commonly confused with "plus", "Puma", "pump". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plump"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plump" is [plʊmp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plump" come from?
"plump" 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 "plump", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pence#29,731Pedal#29,730reply#29,757rächt#29,761

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Reales8 variantsRegent8 variantsSeiler8 variantsMelone8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list