cimbalom
/ˈsɪmbələm/noun
cimbalom is spelled C-I-M-B-A-L-O-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cimbalom means “A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cimbalom is cimbaloms.
How many letters and syllables are in cimbalom?
| Letters | 8: C-I-M-B-A-L-O-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 cimbalom?
Cimbalom appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 cimbalom?
- /ˈsɪmbələm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cimbalom
- cimbaloms plural
- cymbalom
- cymbalum
- kymbalon
- tymbalon
- zimbalon
- zimbaloon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cimbalom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cimbalom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of concert hammered dulcimer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cymbalum |
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 cimbalom come from?
From Hungarian cimbalom. Doublet of cymbal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).