ump
/ʌmp/noun, verb
ump is spelled U-M-P: 3 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ump means “An umpire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ump is umps.
How many letters and syllables are in ump?
| Letters | 3: U-M-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ump?
Ump appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ump?
- /ʌmp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ump.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ump
- umps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- umping participle, present
- umped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ump mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn umpire.
If you take it to court, you're the guy who screams at the ump ’cause they don't like the call at the plate.
verb
- 1
To act as an umpire (in).
noun
- 1
Initialism of uridine monophosphate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ump come from?
Clipping of umpire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).