Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostrom

/ˈɑstɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: os-trom
IPA: /ˈɑstɹəm/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Öström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ö (“island”) and ström (“stream”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Öström

Inflected Forms

Ostroms (plural)

Homonyms

ostrum

Rhymes With

rostrum bostrom ostrum brostrom

Questions

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

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