romcom
rom·com/ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/noun
romcom is spelled R-O-M-C-O-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables (rom·com). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, romcom means “Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of romcom is romcoms.
How many letters and syllables are in romcom?
| Letters | 6: R-O-M-C-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rom·com |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 romcom?
Romcom appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 romcom?
- UK /ˈɹɒmˌkɒm/
- US /ˈɹɑmˌkɑm/
Romcom has 2 syllables, split rom·com in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with romcom
Also written: rom-com (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of romcom
- romcoms plural
- rom-com
- rom com
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does romcom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does romcom come from?
Syllabic abbreviation of romantic comedy. The morphology is generally agreed to be inspired by the earlier sitcom, which see for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).