Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rays

/ɹeɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: rays
IPA: /ɹeɪz/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ray

Homonyms

raise rase raze rehs réis res reyse

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays surveys

Questions

How do you pronounce rays?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪz/.
What does rays mean?: plural of ray

How to pronounce rays

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