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dumm

dumb

Meaning of dumm

stupid or foolish

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German/dʊm/
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dumm with English translation

dumm usage examples

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Das war eine dumme Idee.

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Mach bitte keinen dummen Fehler.

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dumm synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between dumm / toll / verrückt / blöd / stumm / dumpf

T
🇩🇪German
toll

Commonly means "great" or "awesome" in everyday speech, but can also mean "crazy" or "mad" in an ironic or negative sense. For "dumb," it only fits in that colloquial, mocking use.

A2Often
V
🇩🇪German
verrückt

Means "crazy," "mad," or "unhinged." It can be neutral or insulting; it's not exactly the same as "stupid," but in speech it can overlap when criticizing behavior.

A2Often
B
🇩🇪German
blöd

Means "stupid," "dumb," or "silly" in everyday speech. It can be a mild insult or just show annoyance; very close to "dumm."

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
stumm

Means "mute" or "silent." It describes not speaking, not intelligence. It is not a synonym of "dumm" in meaning.

A2Often
D
🇩🇪German
dumpf

Usually means "dull," "muffled," or "blunt." It describes sounds, light, or sometimes a dull feeling, but it is not a normal synonym for "stupid."

A2Often
D
🇩🇪German
dummdreist

Means "brazenly stupid" or "cheekily foolish." It emphasizes stupidity combined with audacity and shamelessness.

A2Rarely
T
🇩🇪German
töricht

Means "foolish," "unwise," or "reckless" in a more literary or old-fashioned style. It is softer and more formal than "dumm."

A2Often
U
🇩🇪German
unintelligent

A borrowed form that is rarely used in German. It means "unintelligent" or "not smart," but sounds bookish or foreign and is unnatural in everyday speech.

A2Rarely
U
🇩🇪German
unvernünftig

Means "unreasonable" or "irrational." It highlights a lack of good judgment or reason, not low intelligence. It is close to "dumm" only when criticizing behavior.

A2Often

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How to pronounce dumm and what this word means

dumm means dumb. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce dumm

/dʊm/

dumm translation

dumb

dumm examples

Das war eine dumme Idee.

dumm transcription

/dʊm/

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dumm meaning: what does it mean?

stupid oder töricht

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dumm is pronounced as /dʊm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

dumm definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Das war eine dumme Idee. Translation: Это была глупая идея.

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