stumps

noun

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

The verdict

“stumps” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,923
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

Corpus desk

Index EN-stumps · stumps · English

stumps · rank #24,923 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,923
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strikingly

Nearest frequency peer: strikingly (-2 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 “stumps”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stumps” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stumps vs sums
67% similar
stumps vs sump
67% similar
stumps vs steps
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stumps
PropertyValue
Headwordstumps
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,923
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stumps”

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).stumpslands 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 “strikingly” (#24,921), “strenuous” (#24,920), “surcharge” (#24,926). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stumps” is #24,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stumps, anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,923 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stumps, with forms such as "sstumps", "stmups", and "sttumps". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "sums", "sump", "steps", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is stumps, spelled S-T-U-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.
  2. Australia were 488-6 at stumps against India.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstumps
  • stmups
  • sttumps
  • stummps
  • stumpps
  • stumpss
  • stumsp
  • stupms
  • sutmps
  • tsumps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stumps - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstumps1stmups2sttumps1stummps1stumpps1stumpss1stumsp2stupms2
Edit distance from "stumps"

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 "stumps"?
"stumps" is spelled S-T-U-M-P-S.
What does "stumps" mean?
As a noun, "stumps" means: close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)
What words are commonly confused with "stumps"?
"stumps" is commonly confused with "sums", "sump", "steps". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "stumps" come from?
"stumps" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stumps", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stinky#24,916sprang#24,913slutty#24,906wedges#24,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list