wums
German, adjective/ˈvʊms/
wums is spelled W-U-M-S (4 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 321,814th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wums is a German adjective meaning “all the same, without concern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does wums mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialall the same, without concern
Das ist mir wums.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dunkler, meist auch nachhallender, schmetternder Ton Nachdruck^([1]), Nachhall, Schwung^([3]), Effet, Karacho, Schmackes, Tusch, Wucht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wums
- Wumms alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wums?
- /ˈvʊms/
- [vʊms]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is wums in German?
wums appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).