Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summy

/sˈʌmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: sum-my
IPA: /sˈʌmi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colloquial

name

Etymology

Clipping of somersault (whose first syllable is pronounced /sʌm/) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

summies (plural) sommie (alternative) sommy (alternative) Summys (plural)

Homonyms

summey

Rhymes With

dummy mummy yummy tummy gummy crummy chummy rummy gummi summey tumey mummey

Questions

How do you pronounce summy?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌmi/.
What does summy mean?: Somersault.
Where does summy come from?: Clipping of somersault (whose first syllable is pronounced /sʌm/) + -y.

How to pronounce summy

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