plump
German, adjective/plʊmp/
plump is spelled P-L-U-M-P (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plump is a German adjective meaning “dumpy, squat, bulky (roundish and misshapen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dick, rundlich, mollig, pummelig”.
What does plump mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dumpy, squat, bulky (roundish and misshapen)
Diese sogenannte Skulptur ist nur ein plumper, rostiger Metallklotz.
- 2
clumsy, heavy, graceless, inelegant
Er kam mit seinem plumpen, stampfenden Gang auf uns zugeschwankt.
- 3
brash, tactless, crude
Er näherte sich der jungen Frau mit plumpen Sprüchen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dick, rundlich, mollig, pummelig 2. schwerfällig, unbeholfen 3. ungeschickt, dreist, unverblümt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of plump
- plumper masculine nominative singular
- am plumpsten superlative
- am plumpesten superlative
- plumpe feminine nominative singular
- plumpes neuter nominative singular
- plumpen genitive masculine singular
- plumpem dative masculine singular
- der plumpe definite includes-article masculine
- die plumpe definite feminine includes-article
- das plumpe definite includes-article neuter
- die plumpen definite includes-article nominative
- des plumpen definite genitive includes-article
- der plumpen definite feminine genitive
- dem plumpen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plump?
- /plʊmp/
- [plʊmp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plump
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plump in German?
plump appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).