rumple
/ˈɹʌmpəl/verb, noun
rumple is spelled R-U-M-P-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, rumple means “To make wrinkled, particularly fabric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rumple?
| Letters | 6: R-U-M-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 rumple?
Rumple appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 rumple?
- /ˈɹʌmpəl/
Rumple 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-rumple.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rumple?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rumple.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: plumer, lumper.
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 rumple
- rumples present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rumpling participle, present
- rumpled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rumple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night.
- 2
To muss; to tousle.
noun
- 1
A wrinkle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rumple in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make wrinkled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | froisser |
| German | zerknittern |
| Spanish | arrugar |
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 rumple come from?
From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).