stumpfer

[ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ]

/[ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“stumpfer” is uncommon German (frequency #62,892 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,892
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-stumpfer · stumpfer · German

stumpfer · rank #62,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,892
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH strömte

Nearest frequency peer: strömte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „stumpfer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „stumpfer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stumpfer
PropertyValue
Headwordstumpfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stumpfer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stumpferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „strömte“ (#62,891), „strukturelles“ (#62,890), „störungsfrei“ (#62,894). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stumpfer“ bei #62,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stumpfer is uncommon German at frequency #62,892 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stumpfer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stumpfer, spelled S-T-U-M-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf

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 "stumpfer"?
"stumpfer" is spelled S-T-U-M-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ].
What does "stumpfer" mean?
As an adjective, "stumpfer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumpf
How do you pronounce "stumpfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stumpfer" is [ˈʃtʊmp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stumpfer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list