stumpf
\ʃtʊmpf͡\
The verdict
“stumpf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Émoussé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stumpf · stumpf · French
stumpf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | stumpf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃtʊmpf͡\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
stumpf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃtʊmpf͡\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
stumpf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is stumpf, spelled S-T-U-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1Émoussé.
- 2Obtus.
- 3Arrondi.
- 4Rugueux.
- 5Mat (aspect).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stumpf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Messer war wirklich sehr stumpf.
Ein stumpfer Winkel ist größer als ein rechter Winkel und kleiner als ein gestreckter Winkel.
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.