Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scamware

/ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scamware
IPA
/ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Software that fraudulently fails to do what it is claimed to do.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English scam Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English scamware From scam + -ware.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce scamware?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/.
What does scamware mean?
Software that fraudulently fails to do what it is claimed to do.
Where does scamware come from?
Etymology tree English scam Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English scamware From scam + -ware.

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