Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lots

/lɑts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: lots
IPA: /lɑts/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.

Colloquial

adv

A great deal; very much.

Colloquial

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lot

Example Sentences

"The men cast lots."
"They purchased all of the adjacent lots."
"Lots of the ways you can help are really easy."
"Don't worry, my family has lots of money."
"She made lots of new friends."
"I feel lots better about it now that we've talked."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɑts/
British English: /lɒts/

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

lots of love

Synonyms

a lot a good deal a great deal tons dozens heaps piles scores stacks loads rafts slews

Homonyms

lats

Rhymes With

shots spots slots watts plots pots dots scots knots squats yachts potts

Questions

How do you pronounce lots?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɑts/.
What does lots mean?: plural of lot

How to pronounce lots

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