Which to use
“stuffs” and “stumps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,328
- “stuffs” frequency rank
- #24,923
- “stumps” frequency rank
- 49251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stuffs | stumps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of stuff | close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires) |
Letter map: stuffs vs stumps
Shared letters muted; letters that set stuffs and stumps apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. stuffs and stumps follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - stuffs / stumps
stuffs and stumps are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stuffs is recorded at frequency rank #24,328, classified as anoun, pronounced /stʌfs/. stumps is at rank #24,923, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49251, this pair ranks #185,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stuffs vs stumps
Shared letters: stu. Private to "stuffs": f. Private to "stumps": mp.
"stuffs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stumps" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stuffs" and "stumps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stuffs" vs "stumps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "stuffs" vs "stumps" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stuffs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stumps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stuffs" and "stumps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stumps vs sump". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #185,391 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.