scrounge
/ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/verb, noun
scrounge is spelled S-C-R-O-U-N-G-E: 8 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scrounge means “To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scrounge?
| Letters | 8: S-C-R-O-U-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scrounge?
Scrounge appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 scrounge?
- US /ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
- /ˈskɹæʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
- /ˈskɹaːnd͡ʒ/
Scrounge has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-scrounge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scrounge?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scrounge from its last stressed vowel (/aʊndʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of scrounge
- scrounges present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- scrounging participle, present
- scrounged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrounge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
scrounge for food
- 2
To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.
noun
- 1
Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
- 2
An act of scrounging; a trip taken for the purpose of scrounging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrounge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 scrounge come from?
1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge ("to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer") (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe ("to pry about"); or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge ("push, jostle") (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).