fumed

/fjuːmd/

//fjuːmd// verb

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"fumed" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fumed” is uncommon English (frequency #70,680 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,680
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of fume

Corpus desk

Index EN-fumed · fumed · English

fumed · rank #70,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,680
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fukuyama

Nearest frequency peer: Fukuyama (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “fumed”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “fumed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fumed
PropertyValue
Headwordfumed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fjuːmd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fumed” in English

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).fumedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Fukuyama” (#70,679), “furred” (#70,683), “freshening” (#70,675). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fumed” is #70,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fumed is uncommon English at frequency #70,680 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /fjuːmd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of fume".

fumed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is fumed, spelled F-U-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fume

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 "fumed"?
"fumed" is spelled F-U-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /fjuːmd/.
What does "fumed" mean?
As a verb, "fumed" means: simple past and past participle of fume
How do you pronounce "fumed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fumed" is /fjuːmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fumed" come from?
"fumed" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Galli#70,686gamed#70,687flout#70,669genki#70,694

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list