stumme

[ˈʃtʊmə]

/[ˈʃtʊmə]/ adj

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The verdict

“stumme” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,310
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm

Corpus desk

Index DE-stumme · stumme · German

stumme · rank #30,310 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,310
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strudel

Nearest frequency peer: Strudel (-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 „stumme“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stumme“ 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).

stumme vs Sturm
50% similar
stumme vs Summe
67% similar
stumme vs Stute
50% similar

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

Key facts for stumme
PropertyValue
Headwordstumme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʊmə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,310
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stumme“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stummeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Strudel“ (#30,309), „StVO“ (#30,311), „Stroms“ (#30,308). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stumme“ bei #30,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around stumme (IPA [ˈʃtʊmə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,310 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for stumme, with forms such as "sstumme", "stmume", and "sttumme". 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, "Sturm", "Summe", "Stute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stumme, spelled S-T-U-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstumme
  • stmume
  • sttumme
  • stume
  • stumem
  • sutmme
  • tsumme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stumme - 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.

sstumme1stmume2sttumme1stume1stumem2sutmme2tsumme2
Edit distance from "stumme"

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 "stumme"?
"stumme" is spelled S-T-U-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊmə].
What does "stumme" mean?
As an adjective, "stumme" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm
What words are commonly confused with "stumme"?
"stumme" is commonly confused with "Sturm", "Summe", "Stute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stumme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stumme" is [ˈʃtʊmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stumme" come from?
"stumme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stroms#30,308subway#30,314summit#30,315Säuren#30,316

Similar misspelling depth

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

straf7 variantsTruhe7 variantssmile7 variantsunnütz7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list