# clumps

> English word · Verb · IPA /klʌmps/ · frequency rank #31,478

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clump

## Etymology
The game of asking questions is so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups.

## Easily confused with
- **cups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-cups)
- **cums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-cums)
- **coups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-coups)
- **crump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-crump)
- **clumsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-clumsy)
- **crumbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-crumbs)
- **cramps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-cramps)
- **columns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-columns)
- **clubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clubs-vs-clumps)
- **camps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camps-vs-clumps)
- **clips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clips-vs-clumps)
- **clues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clues-vs-clumps)
- **clamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamp-vs-clumps)
- **clams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clams-vs-clumps)
- **clump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clump-vs-clumps)
- **chump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chump-vs-clumps)
- **claps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claps-vs-clumps)
- **chums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chums-vs-clumps)
- **climbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbs-vs-clumps)
- **clamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamps-vs-clumps)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cclumps`, `cllumps`, `clmups`, `clummps`, `clumpps`, `clumpss`, `clumsp`, `clupms`, `culmps`, `lcumps`

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