rumor
/ˈɹumɚ/
nounverb
Common
1.n.gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
2.v.tell or spread rumors
“It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”
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rumor and rumour are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. rumor means “gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth”. rumour means “gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth”. rumor is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɹumɚ/
1.n.gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
2.v.tell or spread rumors
“It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”
/ˈɹumɚ/
| rumor | rumour | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹumɚ/ | /ˈɹumɚ/ |
| Said | ROO-mur | ROO-mur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | rumour, hearsay | rumor, hearsay |
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1.n.gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
2.v.tell or spread rumors
“It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”