Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plums

/plʌmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: plums
IPA: /plʌmz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of plum

name

Etymology

See plum.

Homonyms

plumbs

Rhymes With

comes becomes drums sums thumbs mums crumbs gums slums bums chums hums

Questions

How do you pronounce plums?: The recorded pronunciation is /plʌmz/.
What does plums mean?: plural of plum
Where does plums come from?: See plum.

How to pronounce plums

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