lumping
lump·ing/ˈlʌmpɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
lumping is spelled L-U-M-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (lump·ing). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lumping means “Bulky; heavy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lumping?
| Letters | 7: L-U-M-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lump·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lumping?
Lumping appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 lumping?
- US /ˈlʌmpɪŋ/
Lumping has 2 syllables, split lump·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lumping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lumping?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lumping (/ʌmpɪŋ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pluming.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lumping
- more lumping comparative
- most lumping superlative
- lumpings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lumping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bulky; heavy.
a lumping great thing
noun
- 1
gerund of lump: the act or result of lumping things together.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of lump
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lumping come from?
From lump + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).