vermouth
/vɚˈmuθ/noun
vermouth is spelled V-E-R-M-O-U-T-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vermouth means “A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vermouth is vermouths.
How many letters and syllables are in vermouth?
| Letters | 8: V-E-R-M-O-U-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 vermouth?
Vermouth appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 vermouth?
- UK /vəˈmuːθ/
- UK /ˈvɜːməθ/
- US /vɚˈmuθ/
Vermouth has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vermouth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vermouth?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vermouth from its last stressed vowel (/uθ/):
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 vermouth
- vermouths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vermouth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
- 2
A serving of vermouth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vermouth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wine infused with herbs:
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 vermouth come from?
From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).