Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumberbatch

/kˈʌmbɚbˌætʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: cum-ber-batch
IPA: /kˈʌmbɚbˌætʃ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

verb

To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Add *those* topless pictures of him on the beach that we published in Now last week to the mix, and I think I'm starting to get where all you women who want to be Cumberbatched are coming from..."
"Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way: If you're a die-hard Sherlock fan, you're probably not going to be enthusiastic about another Sherlock Holmes series. Once you've been Cumberbatched, you don't go back."
"The Toronto International Film Festival is about to get Cumberbatched."

Etymology

Variant of Comberbach.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Cumberbatches (plural) Cumberbatches (present, singular) Cumberbatching (participle, present) Cumberbatched (participle, past) Cumberbatched (past)

Derived Forms

Cumberbabe Cumberbaby Cumberbatchian Cumberbitch Cumberfan Cumbermania Cumberperson

Questions

How do you pronounce cumberbatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌmbɚbˌætʃ/.
What does cumberbatch mean?: A surname.
Where does cumberbatch come from?: Variant of Comberbach.

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