Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stardom

/ˈstɑɹdəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: star-dom
IPA: /ˈstɑɹdəm/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English -dom English stardom From star + -dom.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɑɹdəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stardoms (plural)

Derived Forms

megastardom nonstardom rockstardom superstardom

Questions

How do you pronounce stardom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɑɹdəm/.
What does stardom mean?: The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.
Where does stardom come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English -dom English stardom From star + -dom.

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