scrumptious

/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/

//ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs// adj

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"scrumptious" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scrumptious” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,477
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of food: delectable, delicious.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scrumptious · scrumptious · English

scrumptious · rank #44,477 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,477
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH screamer

Nearest frequency peer: screamer (-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 “scrumptious”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “scrumptious” 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
Key facts for scrumptious
PropertyValue
Headwordscrumptious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,477
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “scrumptious”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).scrumptiouslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “screamer” (#44,476), “Sendai” (#44,479), “scheduler” (#44,474). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scrumptious” is #44,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around scrumptious (IPA /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,477 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for scrumptious, with forms such as "csrumptious", "sccrumptious", and "scrmuptious". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, little bit, sc… The correct English form is scrumptious, spelled S-C-R-U-M-P-T-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of food: delectable, delicious.
  2. 2
    Of a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat.
  3. 3
    Fastidious, picky.
  4. 4
    Very small; tiny.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. What a scrumptious treat!
  2. […] I came here to have a wink at the fash'nables—hang me, if ever I see such a scrumptious lot.

Etymology

Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, little bit, scrap”). Douglas Harper instead derives the word from sumptuous. As the early cites in British English have a clearly different sense from the early cites in American English, only to merge together later, it may be that there were originally two unrelated words.

This word in other languages

délicieux(Français)delikat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csrumptious
  • sccrumptious
  • scrmuptious
  • scrrumptious
  • scrummptious
  • scrumpitous
  • scrumpptious
  • scrumptiosu
  • scrumptiouss
  • scrumptiuos
  • scrumptoius
  • scrumpttious
  • scrumtpious
  • scrupmtious
  • scurmptious
  • srcumptious
  • sscrumptious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scrumptious - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

csrumptious2sccrumptious1scrmuptious2scrrumptious1scrummptious1scrumpitous2scrumpptious1scrumptiosu2
Edit distance from "scrumptious"

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 "scrumptious"?
"scrumptious" is spelled S-C-R-U-M-P-T-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/.
What does "scrumptious" mean?
As an adjective, "scrumptious" means: Of food: delectable, delicious.
What are common misspellings of "scrumptious"?
Common misspellings include "csrumptious", "sccrumptious", "scrmuptious", "scrrumptious", "scrummptious". The correct spelling is "scrumptious".
How do you pronounce "scrumptious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scrumptious" is /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/. 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 "scrumptious"?
Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, litt... 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 "scrumptious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list