stumped
adjective, verb
stumped is spelled S-T-U-M-P-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stumped means “Perplexed, confused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stumped?
| Letters | 7: S-T-U-M-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is stumped?
Stumped appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 stumped?
- Australia
Stumped has one syllable (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: En-au-stumped.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stumped
- more stumped comparative
- most stumped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stumped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalPerplexed, confused.
I'm stumped by this question.
- 2
out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.
- 3
archaicslangDone for; bankrupt or ruined.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of stump
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate stumped?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of stumped: stpd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stumped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense baffled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perplexe |
| Portuguese | perplexo |
| Spanish | perplejo, sin idea, sin respuesta, sin idea de cómo contestar |
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.