Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trem

/trɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: trem
IPA: /trɛm/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vibrato system on a guitar.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Remember that the footswitch has to be working and plugged in for the trem and vibrato to work."
"When you pick up the bar to use it, the trem unlocks and becomes a floating bridge again."

Etymology

Clipping of tremolo.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

trems (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce trem?: The recorded pronunciation is /trɛm/.
What does trem mean?: The vibrato system on a guitar.
Where does trem come from?: Clipping of tremolo.

How to pronounce trem

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