mumsy
adjective, noun
mumsy is spelled M-U-M-S-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mumsy means “Characteristic of a mum; motherly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mumsy?
| Letters | 5: M-U-M-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 mumsy?
Mumsy appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
What rhymes with mumsy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mumsy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: summy.
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 mumsy
- mumsier comparative
- mumsiest superlative
- momsy
- momsey
- momsie
- mumsey
- mumsie
- mumsies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mumsy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalCharacteristic of a mum; motherly.
noun
- 1
Mum, mother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mumsy come from?
From mum + -sy. Attested from 1876.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).