Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feces

/ˈfiːsiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: fe-ces
IPA: /ˈfiːsiːz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"We are also extracting DNA, both from blood collected during immobilizations and from hyena feces."

Etymology

From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”), further origin unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: faecēs

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

faeces (alternative, Commonwealth) fæces (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

paleofeces pseudofeces

Frequently Paired Words

cecotrope defecate faecal faex fecal feceate feculence feculent

Synonyms

excrement shit boo-boo boom-boom BM bowel movement caca cack chocolate chocolate hot dog crap crud

Rhymes With

species thesis theses exegeses asceses

Questions

How do you pronounce feces?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːsiːz/.
What does feces mean?: Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines.
Where does feces come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce feces

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