stumpf
[ʃtʊmp͡f]
The verdict
“stumpf” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,537
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht scharf (bei Schneidegeräten), sodass es nicht mehr möglich ist zu schneiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-stumpf · stumpf · German
stumpf · rank #11,537 · 10 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,537
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stroh
Nearest frequency peer: Stroh (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “stumpf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Stellungen
Stellungen
88,467 corpus weight
- stellvertre…
stellvertretende
88,466 corpus weight
- Stroh
Stroh
88,465 corpus weight
- stumpf
stumpf
88,464 corpus weight
- SUV
SUV
88,463 corpus weight
- Switch
Switch
88,462 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “stumpf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stumpf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʃtʊmp͡f] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,537 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “stumpf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around stumpf (IPA [ʃtʊmp͡f]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,537 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stumpf, with forms such as "sstumpf", "stmupf", and "sttumpf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Sumpf", "Sümpfe", "stumpfen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 stumpf, spelled S-T-U-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1nicht scharf (bei Schneidegeräten), sodass es nicht mehr möglich ist zu schneiden
- 2ohne Spitze
- 3nicht glatt
- 4nicht leuchtend
- 5Eigenschaft eines Winkels, der zwischen 90° und 180° groß ist
- 6nicht scharf im Bezug auf den Verstand eines Menschen, meist abwertend von vermeintlich Klügeren benutzt
- 7dreist, wenig elegant
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stumpf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Messer war wirklich sehr stumpf.
Die Nadel taugt nichts; sie ist zu stumpf.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sstumpf
- stmupf
- sttumpf
- stumfp
- stummpf
- stumpff
- stumppf
- stupmf
- sutmpf
- tsumpf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stumpf - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stumpf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "stumpf". Here's where to go from here.
- "stumpf" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Sumpf". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,537 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.