plump

/plʌmp/

//plʌmp// adj

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"plump" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“plump” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,774
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

Corpus desk

Index EN-plump · plump · English

plump · rank #22,774 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,774
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH plume

Nearest frequency peer: plume (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “plump”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “plump” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plump vs pup
60% similar
plump vs plus
60% similar
plump vs pump
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plump
PropertyValue
Headwordplump
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/plʌmp/
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,774
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “plump”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).plumplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “plume” (#22,773), “prequel” (#22,775), “prophetic” (#22,777). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “plump” is #22,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around plump (IPA /plʌmp/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,774 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for plump, with forms such as "lpump", "pllump", and "plmup". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "pup", "plus", "pump", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”). The correct English form is plump, spelled P-L-U-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
  2. 2
    Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
  3. 3
    Of a wine: giving the sensation of filling the mouth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plump appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a plump baby; plump cheeks
  2. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring.

Etymology

From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).

This word in other languages

rechoncho(Español)dodu(Français)mollig(Deutsch)rechonchudo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpump
  • pllump
  • plmup
  • plummp
  • plumpp
  • plupm
  • pplump
  • pulmp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plump - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpump2pllump1plmup2plummp1plumpp1plupm2pplump1pulmp2
Edit distance from "plump"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plump"?
"plump" is spelled P-L-U-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is /plʌmp/.
What does "plump" mean?
As an adjective, "plump" means: Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
What words are commonly confused with "plump"?
"plump" is commonly confused with "pup", "plus", "pump". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plump"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plump" is /plʌmp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "plump"?
From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plump", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plume#22,773Ogden#22,756nutty#22,752shrub#22,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

recoil8 variantsrejoin8 variantsornate8 variantsoculus8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list