plumpen

[ˈplʊmpn̩]

/[ˈplʊmpn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“plumpen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,176 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,176
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump

Corpus desk

Index DE-plumpen · plumpen · German

plumpen · rank #58,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,176
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Planschbecken

Nearest frequency peer: Planschbecken (-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 “plumpen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “plumpen” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for plumpen
PropertyValue
Headwordplumpen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈplʊmpn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plumpen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plumpen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plumpen is uncommon German at frequency #58,176 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈplʊmpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

plumpen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is plumpen, spelled P-L-U-M-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plumpen"?
"plumpen" is spelled P-L-U-M-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplʊmpn̩].
What does "plumpen" mean?
As an adjective, "plumpen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plump
How do you pronounce "plumpen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plumpen" is [ˈplʊmpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plumpen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plumpen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Phyllis#58,172pfiffig#58,170Perugia#58,167peaches#58,162
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