bumps

/bʌmps/

//bʌmps// noun

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"bumps" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bumps” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,929
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of bump

Corpus desk

Index EN-bumps · bumps · English

bumps · rank #12,929 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,929
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brutality

Nearest frequency peer: brutality (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bumps”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bumps” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bumps vs bus
60% similar
bumps vs buys
60% similar
bumps vs buns
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bumps
PropertyValue
Headwordbumps
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bʌmps/
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,929
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bumps”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bumpslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “brutality” (#12,928), “calculus” (#12,930), “browsing” (#12,927). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bumps” is #12,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bumps (IPA /bʌmps/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,929 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bumps, with forms such as "bbumps", "bmups", and "bummps". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bus", "buys", "buns", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is bumps, spelled B-U-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of bump
  2. 2
    The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbumps
  • bmups
  • bummps
  • bumpps
  • bumpss
  • bumsp
  • bupms
  • ubmps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bumps - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbumps1bmups2bummps1bumpps1bumpss1bumsp2bupms2ubmps2
Edit distance from "bumps"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bumps"?
"bumps" is spelled B-U-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is /bʌmps/.
What does "bumps" mean?
As a noun, "bumps" means: plural of bump
What words are commonly confused with "bumps"?
"bumps" is commonly confused with "bus", "buys", "buns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bumps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bumps" is /bʌmps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bumps" come from?
"bumps" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bumps", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caste#12,934binge#12,920chant#12,938benny#12,917

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

curly8 variantsDundee8 variantsEvelyn8 variantswaiter8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list