Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numbers

/ˈnʌmbɚz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: num-bers
IPA: /ˈnʌmbɚz/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

noun

plural of number

noun

Many individuals as a group.

noun

Ellipsis of numbers game.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of number

Example Sentences

"For in the book of Numbers is it writ, When the man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter."
"Numbers of people have visited the fair."
"Unlike fairies who could produce only a single child every twenty years, Mud People bred like rodents. Numbers would subdue even magic."
"Wrex: We didn't have the numbers to go to war. Even if we did, the genophage made sure we couldn't replenish our numbers fast enough."
"Her aunt played the numbers every day for years."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnʌmbɚz/
British English: /ˈnʌmbəz/

Phrases

do numbers

Synonyms

Num. Bamidbar numbers pool numbers game numbers racket

Rhymes With

outnumbers

Questions

How do you pronounce numbers?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʌmbɚz/.
What does numbers mean?: The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

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