Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
cm
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of chief minister.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A member of the Order of Canada.

Canadian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of commercial message (“commercial video ad”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Candidate Master.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of command module.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of cryptographic module.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of configuration management.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of cruise missile.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Sense "commercial" is a borrowing from Japanese CM (CM, “commercial video ad”), from English commercial + message.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

CMs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PM LEM/LM SM OM CMCA ALCM GLCM SLCM

Synonyms

centimeter centimetre curium atomic number 96

Questions

What does cm mean?
Initialism of chief minister.
Where does cm come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce cm

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cm”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cm”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “cm” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.