clumps
/klʌmps/noun, verb
clumps is spelled C-L-U-M-P-S: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clumps means “A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clumps?
| Letters | 6: C-L-U-M-P-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clumps?
Clumps appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clumps?
- /klʌmps/
Clumps has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with clumps
Also written: clubs.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does clumps mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions.
- 2
plural of clump
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of clump
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clumps come from?
The game of asking questions is so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).