lumpy
/ˈlʌmpi/adjective
lumpy is spelled L-U-M-P-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lumpy means “Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lumpy?
| Letters | 5: L-U-M-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 lumpy?
Lumpy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 lumpy?
- /ˈlʌmpi/
Lumpy 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lumpy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lumpy
- lumpier comparative
- lumpiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lumpy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
I don't know which was worse, the lumpy soup or the lumpy bed.
- 2
Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lumpy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense full of lumps:
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 lumpy come from?
From lump + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).