stumpf
German, adjective
stumpf is spelled S-T-U-M-P-F (6 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stumpf is a German adjective meaning “dull, blunt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Stumpf is a different word: “stump, stub”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht scharf (bei Schneidegeräten), sodass es nicht mehr möglich ist zu schneiden”.
What does stumpf mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dull, blunt
- 2
flat (as opposed to pointy)
- 3
obtuse
- 4
colloquialderogatoryboring, dull, formulaic, dumb
noun
- 1
masculinestump, stub
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht scharf (bei Schneidegeräten), sodass es nicht mehr möglich ist zu schneiden 2. ohne Spitze 3. nicht glatt 4. nicht leuchtend
noun: 1. Rest eines länglichen Gegenstandes 2. Rest eines Körpergliedes
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 stumpf
- Stumpfes genitive
- Stumpfs genitive
- Stümpfe plural
- Stumpfe dative singular
- Stümpfen dative definite plural
- stumpfer masculine nominative singular
- am stumpfsten superlative
- am stumpfesten superlative
- stumpfe feminine nominative singular
- stumpfes neuter nominative singular
- stumpfen genitive masculine singular
- stumpfem dative masculine singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to stumpf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stumpf in German?
stumpf appears 5.5 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).