Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

rum

How many syllables in rum?

  1 syllable

Divide rum into syllables:   rum
Syllable stress:   rum
How to pronounce rum:   ruhm
How to say rum:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"rum." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 27 January 2026.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why rum is 1 syllable?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
Grammar Quiz
So... you think
you have good grammar?
Take the Grammar Quiz

Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

What rhymes with rum

1 syllable
  • brum
  • chum
  • come
  • crumb
  • drum
  • dumb
  • glum
  • gum
  • lum
  • mum
  • numb
  • plumb
  • scrum
  • slum
  • some
  • stum
  • swum
  • thrum
  • um
  • yu
  • bum
  • clum
  • crum
  • cum
  • dum
  • from
  • grum
  • hum
  • maam
  • mumm
  • plum
  • rhumb
  • scum
  • slum's
  • strum
  • sum
  • them
  • thumb
  • umm
2 syllables
  • alum
  • numbat
  • become
  • succumb
3 syllables
  • becomed
Teachers
You can win $250 for your students.

Prize awarded to a teacher each month.
$Read the contest rules and apply
Fun Fact
Write swims on paper. Flip
the paper 180°. It's still swims!
!Get more facts
Grammar
When should you use
a semicolon ( ; )?
?Learn Here
Want to learn
about syllable patterns?
Learn Here

Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
Need help finding a syllable count?
Want to say thank you?

Contact Us!