Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maelström

/mˈeɪlstɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mael-strom
IPA
/mˈeɪlstɹəm/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated form of maelstrom.

Dated

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce maelström?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪlstɹəm/.
What does maelström mean?
Dated form of maelstrom.

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