grumps

/ɡɹʌmps/

//ɡɹʌmps// noun

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"grumps" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“grumps” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,905 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,905
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of grump

Key facts for grumps
PropertyValue
Headwordgrumps
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɹʌmps/
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grumps” 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). grumps lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for grumps is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɹʌmps/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,905 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of grump".

grumps has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is grumps, spelled G-R-U-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of grump

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 "grumps"?
"grumps" is spelled G-R-U-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɹʌmps/.
What does "grumps" mean?
As a noun, "grumps" means: plural of grump
How do you pronounce "grumps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grumps" is /ɡɹʌmps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grumps" come from?
"grumps" 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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Using “grumps”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is G-R-U-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡɹʌmps/ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list