logjam

What does logjam mean?

logjam means "any stoppage attributable to unusual activity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in logjam?

logjam has 2 syllables: log-jam. The stress falls on "log". In IPA it is /ˈlɑɡˌdʒæm/.

Is logjam a common word?

logjam is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. 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 logjam?

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

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for logjam come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.