stumm
German, adjective/ʃtʊm/
stumm is spelled S-T-U-M-M (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stumm is a German adjective meaning “mute; dumb (unable to speak)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “keine Laute von sich geben könnend”.
What does stumm mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mute; dumb (unable to speak)
Der Junge war stumm und schwachsinnig.
- 2
silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state
Was bist du heute so stumm?
- 3
non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent
ein stummer Vorwurf
- 4
mute; silent (unpronounced)
Das h im englischen Wort „honour“ ist stumm.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. keine Laute von sich geben könnend 2. nicht sprechend
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 stumm
- stummer masculine nominative singular
- am stummsten superlative
- stumme feminine nominative singular
- stummes neuter nominative singular
- stummen genitive masculine singular
- stummem dative masculine singular
- der stumme definite includes-article masculine
- die stumme definite feminine includes-article
- das stumme definite includes-article neuter
- die stummen definite includes-article nominative
- des stummen definite genitive includes-article
- der stummen definite feminine genitive
- dem stummen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stumm?
- /ʃtʊm/
- [ʃtʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to stumm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stumm in German?
stumm appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).