Stummheit
[ˈʃtʊmhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Stummheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unfähigkeit, sich äußern zu können
Corpus desk
Index DE-stummheit · Stummheit · German
Stummheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stummheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʊmhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stummheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stummheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʊmhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unfähigkeit, sich äußern zu können".
No misspelling variants are generated for Stummheit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stummheit, spelled S-T-U-M-M-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Unfähigkeit, sich äußern zu können
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stummheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An der Stummheit meiner Eltern, an ihrer Sprachlosigkeit hatte ich mitzutragen.“
„Der Zeichner stand in beredter Stummheit neben ihm.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.