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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shields

/ʃˈildz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
shields
IPA
/ʃˈildz/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shield

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shield.

name

A surname.

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

Inflected Forms

Sheils (alternative) Shiel (alternative)

Phrases

North Shields South Shields

Frequently Paired Words

North Shields South Shields

Rhymes With

fields yields wields cornfields

Questions

How do you pronounce shields?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈildz/.
What does shields mean?
plural of shield

How to pronounce shields

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