Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pes

/piːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
pes
IPA
/piːz/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the foot of a human

noun

the hoof of a quadruped

noun

clubfoot or talipes

noun

a neume representing two notes ascending

name

Initialism of IEEE Power Engineering Society.

name

Initialism of Pro Evolution Soccer.

noun

Abbreviation of polyethersulfone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of potential energy surface.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of foot, pie (“Spanish unit of length”), and pous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pedes (plural) PESes (plural)

Synonyms

podatus foot human foot

Homonyms

pace peas pease

Rhymes With

place case face space race red in the face base white space replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce pes?
The recorded pronunciation is /piːz/.
What does pes mean?
the foot of a human
Where does pes come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pes

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