slumpy

/ˈslʌmpi/

//ˈslʌmpi// adj

"slumpy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“slumpy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characteristic of an economic slump.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slumpy · slumpy · English

slumpy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for slumpy
PropertyValue
Headwordslumpy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈslʌmpi/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “slumpy” in English

slumpyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slumpy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈslʌmpi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slumpy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From slump + -y. The correct English form is slumpy, spelled S-L-U-M-P-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characteristic of an economic slump.
  2. 2
    Slumping or sagging, or tending to slump or sag.
  3. 3
    Easily broken through; boggy; marshy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Adidas presents a new line of sleek forward-looking clothes at midrange prices, invigorating slumpy SoHo in the process.
  2. Someone put together a clean-lined, benignly elegant chair's chair — shaped somewhat like a midcentury desk chair, only slumpier.

Etymology

From slump + -y.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slumpy"?
"slumpy" is spelled S-L-U-M-P-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈslʌmpi/.
What does "slumpy" mean?
As an adjective, "slumpy" means: Characteristic of an economic slump.
How do you pronounce "slumpy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slumpy" is /ˈslʌmpi/. 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 "slumpy"?
From slump + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list