Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogs

/dɔɡz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: dogs
IPA: /dɔɡz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.

American usage; Slang

noun

American usage; Slang

noun

A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.

noun

Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of dog

noun

Example Sentences

"My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi."
"Time to let the dogs out to play. (While taking off shoes.)"
"I lost money at the dogs last night."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɔɡz/
British English: /dɒɡz/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Phrases

dogs are barking let sleeping dogs lie gone to the dogs

Rhymes With

frogs hogs bogs clogs jogs togs pogs scroggs logs

Questions

How do you pronounce dogs?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɔɡz/.
What does dogs mean?: plural of dog

How to pronounce dogs

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