stumpfsinnig
[ˈʃtʊmp͡fˌzɪnɪç]
The verdict
“stumpfsinnig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne intellektuellen Anspruch
Corpus desk
Index DE-stumpfsinnig · stumpfsinnig · German
stumpfsinnig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stumpfsinnig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʊmp͡fˌzɪnɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stumpfsinnig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stumpfsinnig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtʊmp͡fˌzɪnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stumpfsinnig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is stumpfsinnig, spelled S-T-U-M-P-F-S-I-N-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1ohne intellektuellen Anspruch
- 2Teilnahmslosigkeit, Gleichgültigkeit zeigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stumpfsinnig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin noch nie einer stumpfsinnigeren Arbeit nachgegangen als dieser.
Er blickte stumpfsinnig drein.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.