Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phantasm

/ˈfæntæzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
phan-tasm
IPA
/ˈfæntæzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω (phăntắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma)bor. Latin phantasma Old French fantosmebor. Middle English fantome English phantom English phantasm A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom.

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How do you pronounce phantasm?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæntæzəm/.
What does phantasm mean?
Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
Where does phantasm come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce phantasm

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