schumann

Other forms of schumann

plural

schumanns·

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 schumann

What does schumann mean?

schumann means "German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in schumann?

schumann has 2 syllables: schu-mann. The stress falls on "schu". In IPA it is /ˈʃumən/.

What is another word for schumann?

Close synonyms include Clara Josephine Schumann, Robert Schumann, Robert Alexander Schumann. 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 schumann a common word?

schumann 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.