Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sells

/sɛlz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: sells
IPA: /sɛlz/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sell

noun

name

name

A census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States, named after Cato Sells.

name

Homonyms

cells

Rhymes With

tells cells wells hotels smells shells bells spells yells cartels swells welles

Questions

How do you pronounce sells?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛlz/.
What does sells mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of sell

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