cumulus

Name: cumulus, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/

//ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“cumulus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,689
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cumulus · cumulus · English

cumulus · rank #48,689 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,689
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH CSX

Nearest frequency peer: CSX (-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.

crunched

51,316
CSX

51,313
cumulus

51,312
cytotoxic

51,311
Daedalus

51,310
DCC

51,309

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

Key facts for cumulus
Property	Value
Headword	cumulus
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#48,689
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cumulus”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cumuluslands here:

#48,689

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “CSX” (#48,688), “cytotoxic” (#48,690), “Daedalus” (#48,691). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cumulus” is #48,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cumulus (IPA /ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,689 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cumulus, with forms such as "ccumulus", "cmuulus", and "cumluus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin cumulus. Doublet of comble. The correct English form is cumulus, spelled C-U-M-U-L-U-S.

Definition

1
A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.
2
A mound or heap.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cumulus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

In the sketch (which is taken about 75 Jovian days after that of the 2nd July) there is shown a dark copper-coloured streak along the southern margin of the south brown belt, butting on to a bluff-headed streak of cumulus cloud which may be the same remarkable bluff head noticed on July 2.
There were some new cumuli in the east, out above the water, and they began to take the late afternoon sun.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cumulus. Doublet of comble.

This word in other languages

cúmulo(Español)Quellwolke(Deutsch)cúmulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccumulus
cmuulus
cumluus
cummulus
cumullus
cumulsu
cumuluss
cumuuls
cuumlus
ucmulus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cumulus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "cumulus"

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 "cumulus"?

"cumulus" is spelled C-U-M-U-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/.

What does "cumulus" mean?

As a noun, "cumulus" means: A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.

What are common misspellings of "cumulus"?

Common misspellings include "ccumulus", "cmuulus", "cumluus", "cummulus", "cumullus". The correct spelling is "cumulus".

How do you pronounce "cumulus"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumulus" is /ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "cumulus"?

Borrowed from Latin cumulus. Doublet of comble. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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