# umpire

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,984

## Definitions
1. An official who presides over a sports match.
2. An official who presides over a sports match.
3. An official who presides over a sports match.
4. An official who presides over a sports match.
5. An official who presides over a sports match.
6. An official who presides over a sports match.
7. An official who presides over a sports match.
8. A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

## Etymology
From a Middle English rebracketing of a noumpere as an oumpere, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”). Doublet of nonpareil.

## Common misspellings (8)
`mupire`, `umipre`, `ummpire`, `umpier`, `umpirre`, `umppire`, `umprie`, `upmire`

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