Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seconds

/ˈsɛk.əndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: sec-onds
IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of second

noun

A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.

Uncountable

noun

An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount

Uncountable

noun

Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of second

Example Sentences

"There are sixty seconds in a minute."
"There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds."
"Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food."
"It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛk.əndz/
British English: /ˈsɛkəndz/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

secondslong

Frequently Paired Words

thirds

Synonyms

second helping

Questions

How do you pronounce seconds?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛk.əndz/.
What does seconds mean?: plural of second

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