# bumbling

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #36,907

## Definitions
1. Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.

## Easily confused with
- **bumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumbling-vs-bumping)
- **bustling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumbling-vs-bustling)
- **bundling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumbling-vs-bundling)
- **bombing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombing-vs-bumbling)
- **bubbling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bubbling-vs-bumbling)
- **babbling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babbling-vs-bumbling)
- **buckling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buckling-vs-bumbling)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbumbling`, `bmubling`, `bubmling`, `bumbbling`, `bumbilng`, `bumblign`, `bumblingg`, `bumblinng`, `bumblling`, `bumblnig`, `bumlbing`, `bummbling`, `ubmbling`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bumbling