Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parts

/pɑːɹts/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: parts
IPA: /pɑːɹts/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Intellectual ability or learning.

noun

Vicinity, region.

Colloquial

noun

The genitals, short for private parts.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of part

Example Sentences

"He was a man of great parts but little virtue."
"We intend being at Leamington before long, unless some change in the weather should make our stay in these parts more tolerable."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑːɹts/
British English: /pɑːts/

Usage

Colloquial

Derived Forms

ladyparts manparts

Rhymes With

starts arts hearts charts carts darts departs tarts smarts imparts barts marts

Questions

How do you pronounce parts?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑːɹts/.
What does parts mean?: plural of part

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