# bumps

> English word · Noun · IPA /bʌmps/ · frequency rank #12,929

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

## Easily confused with
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-bus)
- **buys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-buys)
- **buns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-buns)
- **Bums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-bums)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-buss)
- **burp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-burp)
- **burns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-burns)
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-butts)
- **bumpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-bumpy)
- **busts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-busts)
- **bunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumps-vs-bunks)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bum-vs-bumps)
- **bps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bps-vs-bumps)
- **BMP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bmp-vs-bumps)
- **bugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bugs-vs-bumps)
- **bump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bump-vs-bumps)
- **buds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buds-vs-bumps)
- **Bucks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bucks-vs-bumps)
- **bombs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombs-vs-bumps)
- **bulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulls-vs-bumps)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbumps`, `bmups`, `bummps`, `bumpps`, `bumpss`, `bumsp`, `bupms`, `ubmps`

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