# lumpy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlʌmpi/ · frequency rank #35,393

## Definitions
1. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
2. Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.

## Etymology
From lump + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Lupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumpy-vs-lupe)
- **lymph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumpy-vs-lymph)
- **lusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumpy-vs-lusty)
- **Lundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumpy-vs-lundy)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lum-vs-lumpy)
- **Lucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucy-vs-lumpy)
- **lamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamp-vs-lumpy)
- **lump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lump-vs-lumpy)
- **limp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limp-vs-lumpy)
- **lucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucky-vs-lumpy)
- **lamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamps-vs-lumpy)
- **lumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumps-vs-lumpy)
- **lumen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumen-vs-lumpy)
- **lumia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumia-vs-lumpy)
- **loopy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loopy-vs-lumpy)
- **Lumley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumley-vs-lumpy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`llumpy`, `lmupy`, `lummpy`, `lumppy`, `lumpyy`, `lumyp`, `lupmy`, `ulmpy`

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