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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mais

/mˈeɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
mais
IPA
/mˈeɪs/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

Initialism of mild androgen insensitivity syndrome

Uncountable

Etymology

* As an English surname (Durham), variant of Mayes. * As a German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German meiz (“cleared land”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Rhymes With

place case face space face-to-face race base worst-case replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce mais?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪs/.
What does mais mean?
A surname.
Where does mais come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce mais

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mˈeɪs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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