cremains
cre·mains/kɹɪˈmeɪnz/noun
cremains is spelled C-R-E-M-A-I-N-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (cre·mains). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cremains means “Cremated remains of a deceased person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cremains?
| Letters | 8: C-R-E-M-A-I-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cre·mains |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 cremains?
Cremains appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 cremains?
- /kɹɪˈmeɪnz/
Cremains has 2 syllables, split cre·mains in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cremains.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does cremains mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Cremated remains of a deceased person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cremains come from?
Blend of cremated + remains. Apparently originally a euphemism used by undertakers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).