Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mills

/mɪlz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
mills
IPA
/mɪlz/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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An English and Scottish occupational surname.

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A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).

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A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Etymology

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

Phrases

Mills County Roger Mills County

Rhymes With

skills bills hills kills pills fills wills drills chills spills stills thrills

Questions

How do you pronounce mills?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪlz/.
What does mills mean?
An English and Scottish occupational surname.
Where does mills come from?
From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

How to pronounce mills

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