Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

st elmo's fires

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
st el-mo's -fires
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does st elmo's fires mean?
plural of St Elmo's fire

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