dumm
\dʊm\
The verdict
“dumm” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bête, imbécile, stupide, idiot, abruti.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dumm · dumm · French
dumm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dumm |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dʊm\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dumm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dʊm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dumm, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dumm, spelled D-U-M-M.
Definition
- 1Bête, imbécile, stupide, idiot, abruti.
- 2Sale (déplaisant).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dumm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was ist los mit dem Kater unserer Kolumnistin? Er pinkelt überall in die Wohnung. Ist er krank, verhaltensgestört – oder bloß dumm?
Wir trafen uns einige Male, bretterten meist in seinem Auto über Landstraßen und redeten über sein Leben. Darüber, dass er „nur“ einen Hauptschulabschluss hatte, aber deswegen nicht gleich dumm war.
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.