stumbling
stum·bling/ˈstʌmblɪŋ/noun, verb
stumbling is spelled S-T-U-M-B-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (stum·bling). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stumbling means “The motion of one who stumbles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stumbling is stumblings.
How many letters and syllables are in stumbling?
| Letters | 9: S-T-U-M-B-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stum·bling |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is stumbling?
Stumbling appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 stumbling?
- /ˈstʌmblɪŋ/
- /ˈstʌmbl̩ɪŋ/
Stumbling has 2 syllables, split stum·bling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stumbling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stumbling
- stumblings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stumbling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The motion of one who stumbles.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stumble
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).