Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

s'

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.86 in modern English

Syllables: s'
IPA

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Clitic form of it's.

Colloquial

intj

Clitic form of so.

Colloquial

conj

Clitic form of so.

Colloquial

verb

Clitic form of is.

Colloquial

verb

Clitic form of see; used in s'you later.

Colloquial

det

Clitic form of this.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"He touched her shoulder and she lifted herself on her elbows, head tipped up to peer at him, the eyes black-shadowed emptiness. “S’you,” she gasped. “Killed . . . guard[…]”"
"“Who’d yer reckon’ll skipper, Loll?” “I dunno. S’hard to say—”"
"S’cold here, very cold . . . in Siberia."
"And what was my dad trying to say? Shut up? S’hot in here? Or sorry?"
"“I’m not drunk,” she said, waving her glass. “I never drink more than two glasses of wine.” She frowned. “Although s’hard to count when the glass is never empty.[…]”"
"Then it rang. Pick up. “Jim? Jim? Are you there?” / Something s’posed to do. Oh, yeah. Talk. “Karn. S’you?” / “Jim what’s going on?[…]”"

Usage

Colloquial

Derived Forms

s'not

Frequently Paired Words

's

Questions

What does s' mean?: Clitic form of it's.

How to pronounce s'

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “s'”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “s'”.
Repeat and practice — Say “s'” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.