aam
/ɑm/noun
aam is spelled A-A-M: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aam means “A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aam is aams.
How many letters and syllables are in aam?
| Letters | 3: A-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aam?
Aam appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aam?
- UK /ɑːm/
- UK /ɔːm/
- US /ɑm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-aam.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aam?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aam from its last stressed vowel (/ɑm/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ama, maa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aam
- aams plural
- aum
- awm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.
noun
- 1
Initialism of Alliance for Audited Media.
- 2
Initialism of air-to-air missile.
- 3
Initialism of adult-attracted minor (see usage notes on MAP).
Coordinate term: MAP
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aam come from?
Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “bucket”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).