chasm
/ˈkæzəm/noun
chasm is spelled C-H-A-S-M: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chasm means “A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chasm is chasms.
How many letters and syllables are in chasm?
| Letters | 5: C-H-A-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 chasm?
Chasm appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 chasm?
- US /ˈkæzəm/
- /t͡ʃæzəm/
Chasm has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-chasm.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chasm?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chasm from its last stressed vowel (/æzəm/):
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 chasm
- chasms plural
- chasma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chasm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- 2
A large difference of opinion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chasm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chasme, crevasse, fossé, gouffre , divergence |
| German | Abgrund, Kluft, Spalte |
| Portuguese | abismo , cisma |
| Spanish | garganta, cañón, barranco, barranca, sima , disensión |
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 chasm come from?
From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism. Displaced native Old English swelh and Old English elh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).