Pumpe

[ˈpʊmpə]

/[ˈpʊmpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pumpe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,916
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gerät oder eine Maschine, die Flüssigkeiten, Gase oder Ähnliches von einem Raum in einen anderen befördert, meist gegen ein Höhen- oder Druckgefälle

Corpus desk

Index DE-pumpe · Pumpe · German

Pumpe · rank #13,916 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,916
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prominenten

Nearest frequency peer: Prominenten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pumpe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pumpe“ 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).

Pumpe vs pure
40% similar
Pumpe vs Puppe
80% similar
Pumpe vs Pumps
80% similar

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

Key facts for Pumpe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPumpe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊmpə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,916
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pumpe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pumpeliegt 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: „Prominenten“ (#13,915), „Quiz“ (#13,917), „professioneller“ (#13,914). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pumpe“ bei #13,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Pumpe (IPA [ˈpʊmpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,916 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pumpe, with forms such as "pmupe", "ppumpe", and "pumep". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pure", "Puppe", "Pumps", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pumpe, spelled P-U-M-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gerät oder eine Maschine, die Flüssigkeiten, Gase oder Ähnliches von einem Raum in einen anderen befördert, meist gegen ein Höhen- oder Druckgefälle
  2. 2
    das Herz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Feuerwehr säuberte den Keller mit einer Pumpe vom Schlamm.
  2. „Wir aber konnten nicht umhin, uns notdürftig unter der Pumpe zu waschen, und das Wasser war hundeelend kalt.“

Synonyms

Herz

This word in other languages

pump(English)bomba(Español)pompe(Français)bomba(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pmupe
  • ppumpe
  • pumep
  • pummpe
  • pumppe
  • pupme
  • upmpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pumpe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pmupe2ppumpe1pumep2pummpe1pumppe1pupme2upmpe2
Edit distance from "Pumpe"

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 "Pumpe"?
"Pumpe" is spelled P-U-M-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊmpə].
What does "Pumpe" mean?
As a noun, "Pumpe" means: ein Gerät oder eine Maschine, die Flüssigkeiten, Gase oder Ähnliches von einem Raum in einen anderen befördert, meist gegen ein Höhen- oder Druckgefälle
What words are commonly confused with "Pumpe"?
"Pumpe" is commonly confused with "pure", "Puppe", "Pumps". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pumpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pumpe" is [ˈpʊmpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pumpe" come from?
"Pumpe" 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 "Pumpe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pixel#13,911photo#13,909Notar#13,904Röhre#13,928

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

sales7 variantsMöller7 variantssiegt7 variantsloser7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list