clumping

/ˈklʌmpɪŋ/

//ˈklʌmpɪŋ// verb

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"clumping" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clumping” is uncommon English (frequency #63,511 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,511
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of clump

Key facts for clumping
PropertyValue
Headwordclumping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈklʌmpɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clumping” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). clumping lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clumping is uncommon English at frequency #63,511 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of clump".

No misspelling variants are generated for clumping in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is clumping, spelled C-L-U-M-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clump

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 "clumping"?
"clumping" is spelled C-L-U-M-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/.
What does "clumping" mean?
As a verb, "clumping" means: present participle and gerund of clump
How do you pronounce "clumping"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clumping" is /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clumping" come from?
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Using “clumping”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-L-U-M-P-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list