Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short s

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
short- s
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The s character, as distinct from the long s — the ſ character.

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What does short s mean?
The s character, as distinct from the long s — the ſ character.

How to pronounce short s

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