stumpfen

[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]

/[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]/ adj

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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
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf

Corpus desk

Index DE-stumpfen · stumpfen · German

stumpfen · rank #31,286 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,286
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH strittig

Nearest frequency peer: strittig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „stumpfen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stumpfen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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
PropertyValue
Headwordstumpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʊmp͡fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,286
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stumpfen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stumpfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „strittig“ (#31,285), „Sturms“ (#31,287), „streitig“ (#31,284). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stumpfen“ bei #31,286. 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 8,027 “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

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  12. 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.

sstumpfen1stmupfen2sttumpfen1stumfpen2stummpfen1stumpefn2stumpfenn1stumpffen1
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

strittig#31,285streitig#31,284toxische#31,304schwebte#31,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Spielhalle13 variantsschubsen13 variantsungeniert13 variantsunwissend13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list