sumsen
[ˈzʊmzn̩]
The verdict
“sumsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für eine Biene oder Fliege typische Geräusche machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sumsen · sumsen · German
sumsen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | sumsen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzʊmzn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sumsen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sumsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzʊmzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sumsen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sumsen, spelled S-U-M-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1für eine Biene oder Fliege typische Geräusche machen
- 2mit für eine Biene oder Fliege typischen Geräuschen fliegen
- 3ohne Text, meist mit zusammengepressten Lippen, die Melodie zu einem Lied von sich geben
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.