Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smiles

/smaɪlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
smiles
IPA
/smaɪlz/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of smile

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of smile

name

A surname from Old English.

noun

Abbreviation of Simplified molecular-input line-entry system.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Scottish patronymic surname from Small. * English topographic surname for someone who lived near a rabbit warren, from the plural of Old English smygel (“burrow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Smileses (plural)

Rhymes With

miles files styles tiles piles isles giles stiles myles aisles niles chiles

Questions

How do you pronounce smiles?
The recorded pronunciation is /smaɪlz/.
What does smiles mean?
plural of smile
Where does smiles come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce smiles

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