durum
/ˈdjuːɹəm/noun
durum is spelled D-U-R-U-M: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, durum means “Ellipsis of durum wheat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of durum is durums or dürüms.
How many letters and syllables are in durum?
| Letters | 5: D-U-R-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is durum?
Durum appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 durum?
- UK /ˈdjuːɹəm/
- UK /ˈdʌ.ɹəm/
Durum 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-durum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of durum
- durums plural
- dürüms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does durum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of durum wheat.
durum pasta
noun
- 1
A traditional Turkish wrap (which is made from lavash or yufka flatbread) that is filled with typical doner kebab ingredients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Durum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Turkish wrap:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dürüm |
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 durum come from?
Borrowing from Latin dūrum, nominative neuter singular of dūrus (“hard”). Doublet of dour and dure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).