Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plains

/pleɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: plains
IPA: /pleɪnz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of plain

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of plain

name

The Great Plains region of North America.

American usage

name

The lowland regions of India from which colonial administrators and their families relocated to higher-elevation hill stations with cooler climates during the summer months.

Indian usage

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

Example Sentences

"It was an honest letter, written by an honest man, then stewing in the Plains on two hundred rupees a month (for he allowed his wife eight hundred and fifty), and in a silk banian and cotton trousers."

Usage

American usage
Indian usage

Derived Forms

Plainsboro plainscraft plainsman

Phrases

plains lovegrass

Homonyms

planes

Rhymes With

remains contains explains trains gains campaigns planes chains brains lanes maintains pains

Questions

How do you pronounce plains?: The recorded pronunciation is /pleɪnz/.
What does plains mean?: plural of plain

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