wumpus
/ˈwʌmpəs/noun
wumpus is spelled W-U-M-P-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wumpus means “A fictional reclusive monster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wumpus is wumpuses or wumpi.
How many letters and syllables are in wumpus?
| Letters | 6: W-U-M-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 wumpus?
Wumpus appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 wumpus?
- /ˈwʌmpəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wumpus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wumpus
- wumpuses plural
- wumpi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wumpus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fictional reclusive monster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wumpus come from?
Coined in an early text-based computer game, Hunt the Wumpus (published 1973).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).