Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nir

/nˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
nir
IPA
/nˈɪɹ/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Northern Ireland railways.

name

Initialism of Negros Island Region.

noun

Abbreviation of near infrared or near infrared radiation.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

FIR IR LWIR MIR MWIR NIRS NUV SWIR

Homonyms

neer

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce nir?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪɹ/.
What does nir mean?
Abbreviation of Northern Ireland railways.

How to pronounce nir

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