steem
obsolete
steem is spelled S-T-E-E-M: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steem means “A gleam of light; a flame” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steem is steems.
How many letters and syllables are in steem?
| Letters | 5: S-T-E-E-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 steem?
Steem appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
What rhymes with steem?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as steem.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: meets.
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 steem
- stem
- steems present, singular, he/she/it
- steeming participle, present
- steemed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA gleam of light; a flame.
- 2
obsoleteValue.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo value, to esteem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does steem come from?
Apheretic form of esteem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).