Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy new year

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
hap-py new year
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.

Inflected Forms

happy New Year ! (canonical) Happy New Year's (alternative)

Phrases

New Year New Year's Eve

Frequently Paired Words

New Year New Year's Eve

Questions

What does happy new year mean?
A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.

How to pronounce happy new year

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