Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crombie

/kɹˈɑmbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
crom-bie
IPA
/kɹˈɑmbi/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from Scottish Gaelic, from crom (“bent, crooked”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Crombies (plural) Cromie (alternative) Crumby (alternative)

Rhymes With

zombie abercrombie fomby comby

Questions

How do you pronounce crombie?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɑmbi/.
What does crombie mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does crombie come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce crombie

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɹˈɑmbi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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