surströmming
/ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/noun
surströmming is spelled S-U-R-S-T-R-Ö-M-M-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, surströmming means “A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in surströmming?
| Letters | 12: S-U-R-S-T-R-Ö-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 surströmming?
Surströmming appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 surströmming?
- /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/
- /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɒmɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does surströmming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Surströmming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Surströmming |
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 surströmming come from?
Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).