# chump vs clumps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chump
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌmp/ · frequency rank #32,322*
An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

### clumps
*verb · IPA /klʌmps/ · frequency rank #31,478*
third-person singular simple present indicative of clump

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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