how to pronounce thomas

/ˈtɑːməs/

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thomas is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of thomas in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… reacting to both what thomas and for me …”

meanings of thomas

name:

A city in West Virginia, United States.
A city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States.
An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.
A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
A place name.
A common patronymic surname.

noun:

An infidel (in reference to the doubting Apostle).

thomas frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word thomas occurs in english on average 37.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.