Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bostrom

/bˈɑstɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: bostrom
IPA: /bˈɑstɹəm/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Boström, from bo (“home, dwelling”) + ström (“stream, current”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Boström

Inflected Forms

Bostroms (plural)

Rhymes With

rostrum ostrom ostrum brostrom

Questions

How do you pronounce bostrom?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑstɹəm/.
What does bostrom mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does bostrom come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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