scrooge
/skɹuːd͡ʒ/noun, verb
scrooge is spelled S-C-R-O-O-G-E: 7 letters and one syllable. 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, scrooge means “A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrooge is scrooges.
How many letters and syllables are in scrooge?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-O-O-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (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 |
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 scrooge?
Scrooge 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 scrooge?
- /skɹuːd͡ʒ/
Scrooge has one syllable (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-scrooge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrooge
- scrooges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scrooging participle, present
- scrooged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrooge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- 2
A grinch; one who dislikes the Christmas holidays.
verb
- 1
To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
- 2
UKUSTo crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrooge come from?
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).