Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chuman

/ˈt͡ʃuː.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chu-man
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuː.mən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical hybrid of a male chimpanzee and a female human.

Example Sentences

"The chuman had been sheer fantasy. Oliver was an unusual chimp, yet a chimp just the same. But what really stands in the way of a chuman? Did chumans ever exist?"

Etymology

Blend of chimpanzee or chimp + human.

Inflected Forms

chumans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

humanzee manpanzee

Synonyms

chimphuman

Rhymes With

human newman inhuman lumen crewman rumen numen cerumen legumen

Questions

How do you pronounce chuman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃuː.mən/.
What does chuman mean?: A hypothetical hybrid of a male chimpanzee and a female human.
Where does chuman come from?: Blend of chimpanzee or chimp + human.

How to pronounce chuman

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