Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spumous

/ˈspjuːməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spumous
IPA
/ˈspjuːməs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

frothy or foamy; spumy

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *(s)póHy-mos Latin spūma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin spūmōsusbor. Middle English spumous English spumous From Middle English spumous, from Latin spūmōsus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spumous, spūmōsus

Inflected Forms

more spumous (comparative) most spumous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spumous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspjuːməs/.
What does spumous mean?
frothy or foamy; spumy
Where does spumous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce spumous

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “spumous”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈspjuːməs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “spumous”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “spumous” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.