turm
obsolete
turm is spelled T-U-R-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turm means “A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turm is turms.
How many letters and syllables are in turm?
| Letters | 4: T-U-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 turm?
Turm appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 does turm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
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obsoleteA group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does turm come from?
From Middle English turmes pl, from Old French turme, from Latin turma (“troop, squadron, team”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).