# tummy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʌ.mi/ · frequency rank #16,608

## Definitions
1. The stomach or belly.
2. The stomach or belly.
3. The stomach or belly.

## Etymology
Imitating a child's attempt to say stomach, via archaic colloquialism stummy. Compare twee and pasghetti for similar phonetic reductions.

## Easily confused with
- **tumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tummy-vs-tumor)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tum-vs-tummy)
- **Tommy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tommy-vs-tummy)
- **tammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tummy)
- **Timmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timmy-vs-tummy)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tully-vs-tummy)
- **tubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tummy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`tmumy`, `ttummy`, `tummyy`, `tumy`, `tumym`, `utmmy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tummy