Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chumley

/tʃˈʌmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: chum-ley
IPA: /tʃˈʌmli/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

A pronunciation spelling of Cholmondeley, now usually pronounced /t͡ʃʌmliː/. Cf. Chimley and Chulmleigh.

Inflected Forms

Chumleys (plural)

Rhymes With

lumley comely glumly brumley plumley crumley rumley

Questions

How do you pronounce chumley?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈʌmli/.
What does chumley mean?: A surname.
Where does chumley come from?: A pronunciation spelling of Cholmondeley, now usually pronounced /t͡ʃʌmliː/. Cf. Chimley and Chulmleigh.

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