stumpfen

Name: stumpfen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]

/[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“stumpfen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,286
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stumpfen vs Sümpfe

50% similar

stumpfen vs Stufen

63% similar

stumpfen vs stumpf

75% similar

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

Key facts for stumpfen
Property	Value
Headword	stumpfen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#31,286
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stumpfen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stumpfen lands here:

#31,286

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stumpfen (IPA [ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,286 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stumpfen, with forms such as "sstumpfen", "stmupfen", and "sttumpfen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Sümpfe", "Stufen", "stumpf", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stumpfen, spelled S-T-U-M-P-F-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstumpfen,stmupfen,sttumpfen,stumfpen,stummpfen,stumpefn,stumpfenn,stumpffen,stumpfne,stumppfen,stupmfen,sutmpfen,tsumpfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stumpfen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "stumpfen"

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 "stumpfen"?

"stumpfen" is spelled S-T-U-M-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩].

What does "stumpfen" mean?

As an adjective, "stumpfen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf

What words are commonly confused with "stumpfen"?

"stumpfen" is commonly confused with "Sümpfe", "Stufen", "stumpf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stumpfen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stumpfen" is [ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "stumpfen" come from?

"stumpfen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “stumpfen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-T-U-M-P-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Sümpfe” - see the side-by-side comparison. stumpfen vs Sümpfe
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.