Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romcom

/ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: rom-com
IPA: /ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy.

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy. The morphology is generally agreed to be inspired by the earlier sitcom, which see for more.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/
British English: /ˈɹɒmˌkɒm/

Inflected Forms

romcoms (plural) rom-com (alternative) rom com (alternative)

Derived Forms

romcommy

Phrases

rom-zom-com zom-com

Synonyms

romedy

Questions

How do you pronounce romcom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/.
What does romcom mean?: Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy.
Where does romcom come from?: Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy. The morphology is generally agreed to be inspired by the earlier sitcom, which see for more.

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