somma
som·ma/ˈsɑ.mə/noun
somma is spelled S-O-M-M-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (som·ma). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, somma means “A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of somma is sommas.
How many letters and syllables are in somma?
| Letters | 5: S-O-M-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: som·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 somma?
Somma appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 somma?
- UK /ˈsɒm.ə/
- US /ˈsɑ.mə/
Somma has 2 syllables, split som·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with somma?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as somma from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sammo.
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 somma
- sommas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does somma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does somma come from?
Named after Mount Somma, a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the upper cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).