Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schaum

/ʃˈoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: schaum
IPA: /ʃˈoʊm/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *skūmaz Proto-West Germanic *skūm Old High German scūm Middle High German schūm German Schaumbor. English Schaum Borrowed from German Schaum.

Inflected Forms

Schaums (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce schaum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈoʊm/.
What does schaum mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schaum come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *skūmaz Proto-West Germanic *skūm Old High German scūm Middle High German schūm German Schaumbor. English Schaum Borrowed from German Schaum.

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