scrumpy
/ˈskɹʌm.pi/noun
scrumpy is spelled S-C-R-U-M-P-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrumpy means “A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrumpy is scrumpies.
How many letters and syllables are in scrumpy?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-U-M-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 scrumpy?
Scrumpy appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 scrumpy?
- UK /ˈskɹʌm.pi/
Scrumpy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with scrumpy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scrumpy from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmpi/, British pronunciation):
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 scrumpy
- scrumpies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrumpy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrumpy come from?
From scrump + -y. Possibly related to scrumptious via roots referring to little amounts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).