tumshie
/ˈtʌmʃɪ/
"tumshie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tumshie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stupid or foolish person, idiot.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tumshie · tumshie · English
tumshie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | tumshie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtʌmʃɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tumshie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tumshie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtʌmʃɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A stupid or foolish person, idiot.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tumshie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Lowland Scots tumshie (“turnip”). The correct English form is tumshie, spelled T-U-M-S-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1A stupid or foolish person, idiot.
Etymology
From Lowland Scots tumshie (“turnip”).
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.