sumpfig
[ˈzʊmp͡fɪç]
The verdict
“sumpfig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Wasser durchfeuchtet; in der Art eines Sumpfes, wie ein Sumpf
Corpus desk
Index DE-sumpfig · sumpfig · German
sumpfig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | sumpfig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzʊmp͡fɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sumpfig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sumpfig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzʊmp͡fɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Wasser durchfeuchtet; in der Art eines Sumpfes, wie ein Sumpf".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sumpfig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sumpfig, spelled S-U-M-P-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit Wasser durchfeuchtet; in der Art eines Sumpfes, wie ein Sumpf
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sumpfig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein weiteres Opfer dürfte der 526 verstorbene Ostgotenkönig Theoderich gewesen sein, der im sumpfigen und mückenverseuchten Ravenna herrschte.“
This word in other languages
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.