Rumpelfußball
German, noun/ˈʁʊmpəlˌfuːsbal/
Rumpelfußball is spelled R-U-M-P-E-L-F-U-SS-B-A-L-L (13 letters). Rumpelfußball is a German masculine noun meaning “football with low pace, on a low technical level, with frequent errors in passing etc., thus unattractive and often (though not always)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spielweise mit kaum Technik und Taktik; „Hier läuft nichts zusammen, und es lohnt das Hinschauen nicht“”.
What does Rumpelfußball mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefootball with low pace, on a low technical level, with frequent errors in passing etc., thus unattractive and often (though not always) unsuccessful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spielweise mit kaum Technik und Taktik; „Hier läuft nichts zusammen, und es lohnt das Hinschauen nicht“
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 Rumpelfußball
- Rumpelfußballs genitive
- Rumpelfußballes genitive
- Rumpelfußballe dative singular
- Rumpelfussball alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rumpelfußball?
- /ˈʁʊmpəlˌfuːsbal/
- [ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌfuːsbal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.