Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice cream

/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: ice cream
IPA: /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.

Uncountable

noun

A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.

Countable

noun

The drug methamphetamine.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream."
"We were having chocolate ice cream."
"‘Do I pay you to stand there magging or to deliver ice-cream?’ the boss roared."
"There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Ninja Creami by now. The original version of the ice cream maker has been around since 2021, but thanks to TikTok, it’s been one of the buzziest kitchen appliances lately."
"Can I have some money for an ice cream, Mum?"

Etymology

Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ice creams (plural) ice-cream (alternative) icecream (alternative)

Phrases

astronaut ice cream dirty ice cream Eskimo ice cream French ice cream harlequin ice cream ice cream bar ice-cream bean ice creamer

Synonyms

iced cream frozen cow juice cone cornet ice cream cone ice-cream cornet icecream

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce ice cream?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/.
What does ice cream mean?: A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
Where does ice cream come from?: Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato.

How to pronounce ice cream

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