pummelig
German, adjective[ˈpʊməlɪç]
pummelig is spelled P-U-M-M-E-L-I-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pummelig is a German adjective meaning “tubby, chubby, plump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leichtes Übergewicht bei eher geringer Körpergröße aufweisend, eine dickliche, rundliche Figur habend”.
What does pummelig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tubby, chubby, plump
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. leichtes Übergewicht bei eher geringer Körpergröße aufweisend, eine dickliche, rundliche Figur habend
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 pummelig
- pummeliger masculine nominative singular
- am pummeligsten superlative
- pummlig alternative
- pummelige positive nominative strong
- pummeliges positive nominative strong
- pummeligen positive genitive strong
- pummeligem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pummelig?
- [ˈpʊməlɪç]
- [ˈpʊməlɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pummelig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pummelig in German?
pummelig appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).