tumid
/ˈtjuːmɪd/
"tumid" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tumid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tumid · tumid · English
tumid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tumid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtjuːmɪd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tumid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tumid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtjuːmɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tumid in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”). The correct English form is tumid, spelled T-U-M-I-D.
Definition
- 1Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
- 2Cancerous, unhealthy.
- 3Pompous, bombastic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tumid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).
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.