pummelig
[ˈpʊməlɪç]
The verdict
“pummelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichtes Übergewicht bei eher geringer Körpergröße aufweisend, eine dickliche, rundliche Figur habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-pummelig · pummelig · German
pummelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pummelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʊməlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pummelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pummelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʊməlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichtes Übergewicht bei eher geringer Körpergröße aufweisend, eine dickliche, rundliche Figur habend".
pummelig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pummelig, spelled P-U-M-M-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1leichtes Übergewicht bei eher geringer Körpergröße aufweisend, eine dickliche, rundliche Figur habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pummelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Insekten sehen zwar dick und pummelig aus, haben aber durchaus das Zeug, den Mount Everest zu überfliegen.“
Igors Frau ist mit den Jahren ganz schön pummelig geworden.
This word in other languages
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.