tumbler

/ˈtʌmblɚ/

//ˈtʌmblɚ// noun

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"tumbler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tumbler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,125
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tumbler · tumbler · English

tumbler · rank #35,125 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,125
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tugs

Nearest frequency peer: tugs (-1 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 “tumbler”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tumbler” 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).

tumbler vs tumblr
86% similar
tumbler vs tuber
71% similar
tumbler vs timber
71% similar

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

Key facts for tumbler
PropertyValue
Headwordtumbler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtʌmblɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,125
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tumbler”

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).tumblerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tugs” (#35,124), “typeface” (#35,126), “trouser” (#35,123). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tumbler” is #35,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tumbler (IPA /ˈtʌmblɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,125 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tumbler, with forms such as "tmubler", "ttumbler", and "tubmler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tumblr", "tuber", "timber", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tumble + -er. The correct English form is tumbler, spelled T-U-M-B-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body.
  2. 2
    A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
  3. 3
    A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.
  4. 4
    A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
  5. 5
    A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
  6. 6
    A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
  7. 7
    A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
  8. 8
    Something that causes something else to tumble.
  9. 9
    A dog of a breed that tumbles when pursuing game, formerly used in hunting rabbits.
  10. 10
    A kind of cart; a tumbril.
  11. 11
    The pupa of a mosquito.
  12. 12
    One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.
  13. 13
    A porpoise.
  14. 14
    A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail; used for money laundering.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] the tricks of tumblers, funambuloes, baladines […]
  2. […] and yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.

Etymology

From tumble + -er.

This word in other languages

seguro(Español)tumbler(Français)Trinkglas(Deutsch)copo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tmubler
  • ttumbler
  • tubmler
  • tumbbler
  • tumbelr
  • tumblerr
  • tumbller
  • tumblre
  • tumlber
  • tummbler
  • utmbler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tumbler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

tmubler2ttumbler1tubmler2tumbbler1tumbelr2tumblerr1tumbller1tumblre2
Edit distance from "tumbler"

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 "tumbler"?
"tumbler" is spelled T-U-M-B-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʌmblɚ/.
What does "tumbler" mean?
As a noun, "tumbler" means: One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body.
What words are commonly confused with "tumbler"?
"tumbler" is commonly confused with "tumblr", "tuber", "timber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tumbler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumbler" is /ˈtʌmblɚ/. 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 "tumbler"?
From tumble + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trouser#35,123tramway#35,120unbound#35,130torsion#35,117

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

tarnish11 variantsSudbury11 variantsstrolled11 variantsstepson11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list