# umpteen

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈʌmp.tiːn/ · frequency rank #80,994

## Definitions
1. Relatively large but unspecified in number.

## Etymology
From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in umpire, and simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.

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