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mays

/meɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
mays
IPA
/meɪz/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of may

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of may

name

plural of May

name

A surname

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Mayes. * As a German surname, variant of Mais. * As a Dutch surname, from a short form of Thomas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mayses (plural)

Phrases

Mays Landing Mays Hill

Frequently Paired Words

Mays Landing Mays Hill

Homonyms

maize maze mase

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce mays?
The recorded pronunciation is /meɪz/.
What does mays mean?
plural of may
Where does mays come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce mays

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