Rümpfen

[ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]

/[ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rümpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,516 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,516
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rumpf

Corpus desk

Index DE-rumpfen · Rümpfen · German

Rümpfen · rank #93,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,516
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rücktritte

Nearest frequency peer: Rücktritte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rümpfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rümpfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rümpfen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRümpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rümpfen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rümpfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rücktritte“ (#93,515), „Rückgänge“ (#93,514), „Sackerl“ (#93,518). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rümpfen“ bei #93,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rümpfen is uncommon German at frequency #93,516 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rumpf".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rümpfen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rümpfen, spelled R-Ü-M-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rumpf

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 "Rümpfen"?
"Rümpfen" is spelled R-Ü-M-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩].
What does "Rümpfen" mean?
As a noun, "Rümpfen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rumpf
How do you pronounce "Rümpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rümpfen" is [ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rümpfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sackerl#93,518rumpelt#93,508schnorr#93,552reichst#93,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list