whump
/ʍʌmp/noun, verb
whump is spelled W-H-U-M-P: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whump means “A soft thumping sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whump is whumps.
How many letters and syllables are in whump?
| Letters | 5: W-H-U-M-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 whump?
Whump appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 whump?
- /ʍʌmp/
- /wʌmp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of whump
- whumps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- whumping participle, present
- whumped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whump mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA soft thumping sound.
- 2
slangA genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering.
verb
- 1
informalTo strike something with a whump.
- 2
To make a soft thumping sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whump come from?
Imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).