yomp
/jɑmp/noun, verb
yomp is spelled Y-O-M-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yomp means “A long-distance march carrying full kit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yomp is yomps.
How many letters and syllables are in yomp?
| Letters | 4: Y-O-M-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yomp?
Yomp appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 yomp?
- UK /jɒmp/
- US /jɑmp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yomp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yomp?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yomp from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmp/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yomp
- yomps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- yomping participle, present
- yomped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yomp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long-distance march carrying full kit.
verb
- 1
To make a strenuous long-distance march.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yomp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crapahutage, marche forcée , crapahuter, avancer à marches forcées |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yomp come from?
1980s British military slang. Unknown origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).