Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resumé

/ɹɪzˈum/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: re-sume
IPA: /ɹɪzˈum/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of resume (“summary, especially of employment history”).

noun

Alternative spelling of résumé.

Inflected Forms

resumés (plural)

Rhymes With

résumé

Questions

How do you pronounce resumé?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪzˈum/.
What does resumé mean?: Alternative spelling of resume (“summary, especially of employment history”).

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