Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

s/sgt.

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
s/s-gt.
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A title added before the name of a staff sergeant.

noun

A title added before the name of a senior sergeant.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

S/Sgts. (plural) S/Sgt.'s (plural) S/Sgt's (plural) S/Sgt (alternative) SSgt (alternative) SSgt. (alternative) SSG (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

s/sgt s sgt. ssgt

Questions

What does s/sgt. mean?
A title added before the name of a staff sergeant.

How to pronounce s/sgt.

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