seafoam
/ˈsiˌfoʊm/noun
seafoam is spelled S-E-A-F-O-A-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seafoam means “A foam created by the agitation of seawater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seafoam is seafoams.
How many letters and syllables are in seafoam?
| Letters | 7: S-E-A-F-O-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 seafoam?
Seafoam appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 seafoam?
- US /ˈsiˌfoʊm/
Seafoam has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of seafoam
- seafoams plural
- sea-foam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seafoam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A foam created by the agitation of seawater.
- 2
A light green-blue color.
- 3
A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and brown sugar.
- 4
Synonym of meerschaum (“type of mineral”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seafoam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense foam created by the agitation of seawater:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Meeresschaum |
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 seafoam come from?
From Middle English see fom, see fome, equivalent to sea + foam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).