embolism

Other forms of embolism

plural

embolisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about embolism

What does embolism mean?

embolism means "an insertion into a calendar". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in embolism?

embolism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɛmboʊˌlɪzəm/.

What is another word for embolism?

Close synonyms include intercalation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is embolism a common word?

embolism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with embolism?

48 words rhyme with embolism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.