rome

Other forms of rome

plural

romes·

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 rome

What does rome mean?

rome means "capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rome?

rome has 1 syllable: rome. In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊm/.

What is another word for rome?

Close synonyms include Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy. 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 rome a common word?

rome is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 rome?

1 word rhymes with rome. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.