Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cwm

/kuːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: cwm
IPA: /kuːm/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

noun

Initialism of Cincinnati water maze.

Countable

noun

Initialism of contemporary worship music.

Uncountable

name

A village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1805).

name

A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).

Example Sentences

"A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: cwm

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kuːm/
British English: /kuːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cwms (plural)

Synonyms

cirque combe corrie

Homonyms

combe coom khoum (some pronunciations) coomb

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cwm?: The recorded pronunciation is /kuːm/.
What does cwm mean?: A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
Where does cwm come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce cwm

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