Stummer

[ˈʃtʊmɐ]

/[ˈʃtʊmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stummer” is uncommon German (frequency #52,466 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,466
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die nicht sprechen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-stummer · Stummer · German

Stummer · rank #52,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,466
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Studienfach

Nearest frequency peer: Studienfach (-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 „Stummer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stummer
PropertyValue
HeadwordStummer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʊmɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stummer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stummerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Studienfach“ (#52,465), „stundenlange“ (#52,467), „Stromleitungen“ (#52,464). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stummer“ bei #52,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stummer is uncommon German at frequency #52,466 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʊmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die nicht sprechen kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stummer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Stummer, spelled S-T-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die nicht sprechen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In der U-Bahn saß ein Stummer, der sich mittels Gebärdensprache mit einer Frau unterhielt.

This word in other languages

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

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 "Stummer"?
"Stummer" is spelled S-T-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊmɐ].
What does "Stummer" mean?
As a noun, "Stummer" means: Person, die nicht sprechen kann
How do you pronounce "Stummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stummer" is [ˈʃtʊmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stummer" come from?
"Stummer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

teacher#52,482Spindel#52,446Ukulele#52,504Umfelds#52,505

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list