Sumpf

[zʊmp͡f]

/[zʊmp͡f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sumpf” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,800
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flache, stehende Wasserfläche mit Vegetation

Corpus desk

Index DE-sumpf · Sumpf · German

Sumpf · rank #12,800 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,800
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strömung

Nearest frequency peer: Strömung (-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 „Sumpf“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sumpf“ 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).

Sumpf vs supi
40% similar
Sumpf vs surf
40% similar
Sumpf vs Suppe
60% similar

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

Key facts for Sumpf
PropertyValue
HeadwordSumpf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊmp͡f]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,800
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sumpf“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Strömung“ (#12,799), „strategisch“ (#12,798), „strahlt“ (#12,797). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sumpf“ bei #12,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sumpf (IPA [zʊmp͡f]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,800 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sumpf, with forms such as "smupf", "ssumpf", and "sumfp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "supi", "surf", "Suppe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Sumpf, spelled S-U-M-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    flache, stehende Wasserfläche mit Vegetation
  2. 2
    tiefster Teil eines Schachtes, in dem sich Grubenwasser ansammelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sumpf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch den Bau des Wasserkraftwerks trocknete der am unteren Flusslauf gelegene Sumpf vollständig aus, wodurch viele geschützte Arten zugrunde gingen.
  2. Als wir des Nachts durch den Sumpf wateten, konnten wir wegen des starken Nebels die Sterne nicht mehr erkennen.

Synonyms

AuLuchMoorRiedSchachtsumpf

This word in other languages

marsh(English)pantano(Español)marais(Français)pântano(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smupf
  • ssumpf
  • sumfp
  • summpf
  • sumpff
  • sumppf
  • supmf
  • usmpf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sumpf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

smupf2ssumpf1sumfp2summpf1sumpff1sumppf1supmf2usmpf2
Edit distance from "Sumpf"

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 "Sumpf"?
"Sumpf" is spelled S-U-M-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊmp͡f].
What does "Sumpf" mean?
As a noun, "Sumpf" means: flache, stehende Wasserfläche mit Vegetation
What words are commonly confused with "Sumpf"?
"Sumpf" is commonly confused with "supi", "surf", "Suppe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sumpf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sumpf" is [zʊmp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sumpf" come from?
"Sumpf" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taugt#12,803rapid#12,780water#12,830Weste#12,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

seriös8 variantssaugen8 variantsneigen8 variantskrasse8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list