Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lays

/leɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: lays
IPA: /leɪz/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lay

Homonyms

lase laze leis

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce lays?: The recorded pronunciation is /leɪz/.
What does lays mean?: plural of lay

How to pronounce lays

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