fthm

Other forms of fthm

plural

fthms·

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 fthm

What does fthm mean?

fthm means "a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fthm?

fthm has 1 syllable: fthm.

What is another word for fthm?

Close synonyms include fathom, fathom. 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 fthm a common word?

fthm 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.