# jumpy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/ · frequency rank #43,218

## Definitions
1. Nervous and excited.
2. Tending to jump; full of jumps.

## Etymology
From jump + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jumpy-vs-jury)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/july-vs-jumpy)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jump-vs-jumpy)
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judy-vs-jumpy)
- **Jimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jimmy-vs-jumpy)
- **jumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jumps-vs-jumpy)
- **juicy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juicy-vs-jumpy)
- **jumbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jumbo-vs-jumpy)
- **jumped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jumped-vs-jumpy)
- **jumper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jumper-vs-jumpy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jjumpy`, `jmupy`, `jummpy`, `jumppy`, `jumpyy`, `jumyp`, `jupmy`, `ujmpy`

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