cem
noun
cem is spelled C-E-M: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cem means “cemetery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cem is cems.
How many letters and syllables are in cem?
| Letters | 3: C-E-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 cem?
Cem appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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).
What rhymes with cem?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cem.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mec.
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 cem
- cems plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKcolloquialcemetery
I'm planning a trip to the cem next week to gather some genealogical information.
noun
- 1
Initialism of cation exchange membrane.
- 2
Initialism of Cascade-exciton model.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cem come from?
Shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).