stumm

[ʃtʊm]

/[ʃtʊm]/ adj

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The verdict

“stumm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,598
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Laute von sich geben könnend

Corpus desk

Index DE-stumm · stumm · German

stumm · rank #12,598 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,598
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stoppt

Nearest frequency peer: stoppt (-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 „stumm“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stumm“ 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).

stumm vs sum
60% similar
stumm vs stur
60% similar
stumm vs Sturm
60% similar

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

Key facts for stumm
PropertyValue
Headwordstumm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtʊm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,598
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stumm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stummliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stoppt“ (#12,597), „stützt“ (#12,599), „steuert“ (#12,596). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stumm“ bei #12,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around stumm (IPA [ʃtʊm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,598 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for stumm, with forms such as "sstumm", "stmum", and "sttumm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sum", "stur", "Sturm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stumm, spelled S-T-U-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Laute von sich geben könnend
  2. 2
    nicht sprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist von Geburt an stumm.
  2. Während die Anderen sich unterhielten, blieb sie stumm.

This word in other languages

mute(English)mudo(Español)muet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstumm
  • stmum
  • sttumm
  • stum
  • sutmm
  • tsumm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stumm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sstumm1stmum2sttumm1stum1sutmm2tsumm2
Edit distance from "stumm"

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 "stumm"?
"stumm" is spelled S-T-U-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʊm].
What does "stumm" mean?
As an adjective, "stumm" means: keine Laute von sich geben könnend
What words are commonly confused with "stumm"?
"stumm" is commonly confused with "sum", "stur", "Sturm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stumm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stumm" is [ʃtʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stumm" come from?
"stumm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sweet#12,600Taube#12,602Troll#12,609Segel#12,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

trek6 variantsVolt6 variantswalk6 variantsweht6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list