jumpy
/ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/adjective
jumpy is spelled J-U-M-P-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jumpy means “Nervous and excited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jumpy?
| Letters | 5: J-U-M-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 jumpy?
Jumpy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 jumpy?
- /ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/
Jumpy has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: En-us-jumpy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jumpy
- jumpier comparative
- jumpiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jumpy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Nervous and excited.
- 2
Tending to jump; full of jumps.
Near-synonym: saltatory
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jumpy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nervous and excited:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jumpy come from?
From jump + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).