Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rails

/ɹeɪlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: rails
IPA: /ɹeɪlz/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of rail

Synonyms

track rail runway

Rhymes With

sales details wales fails emails males tales nails scales trails whales tails

Questions

How do you pronounce rails?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪlz/.
What does rails mean?: plural of rail

How to pronounce rails

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