Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pops

/pɑps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
pops
IPA
/pɑps/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Father, dad.

Informal

noun

A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

Informal

noun

plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

Informal

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

Informal

noun

plural of Pop

noun

plural of POP

noun

Initialism of privately owned public space.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pop (“dad”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɑps/

Usage

Rhymes With

cops stops shops drops tops crops ops props chops hops flops swaps

Questions

How do you pronounce pops?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑps/.
What does pops mean?
Father, dad.
Where does pops come from?
From pop (“dad”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

How to pronounce pops

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