bombe
/bɒm(b)/noun
bombe is spelled B-O-M-B-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bombe means “A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bombe is bombes.
How many letters and syllables are in bombe?
| Letters | 5: B-O-M-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bombe?
Bombe appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 bombe?
- /bɒm(b)/
Bombe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bombe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bombe
- bombes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bombe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- 2
A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
Sous-chef Daniel O'Reagan prepares an array of tempting desserts, including a zabaglione and marzipan bombe, chocolate mousse torte and an amaretto-flavored cheesecake.
- 3
An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
adjective
- 1
Featuring a protruding convex bulge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bombe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bombe |
| German | Eisbombe , Turing-Bombe |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bombe come from?
From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).