Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tomes

/tˈoʊmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: tomes
IPA: /tˈoʊmz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -s

Rhymes With

homes holmes combs domes gnomes foams ohms roams biomes combes romes thomes

Questions

How do you pronounce tomes?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈoʊmz/.
What does tomes mean?: plural of tome
Where does tomes come from?: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.

How to pronounce tomes

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