Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malmstrom

/mˈælmstɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: malm-strom
IPA: /mˈælmstɹəm/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Malmström, from malm (“ore”) + ström (“stream”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Malmström

Inflected Forms

Malmstroms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce malmstrom?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈælmstɹəm/.
What does malmstrom mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does malmstrom come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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