Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spurs

/spɜː(ɹ)z/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: spurs
IPA: /spɜː(ɹ)z/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of spur

name

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Countable; Uncountable

name

San Antonio Spurs

Countable; Uncountable

name

An occupational surname from Middle English

Countable; Uncountable

name

noun

name

Acronym of Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study.

Etymology

From spur.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Spurses (plural)

Derived Forms

COYS Spuds Spursy

Synonyms

Spoor Spoore Spoores Spoors Spor Spore Spores Spors Spur

Rhymes With

occurs refers transfers entrepreneurs prefers ers slurs furs stirs confers firs mers

Questions

How do you pronounce spurs?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɜː(ɹ)z/.
What does spurs mean?: plural of spur
Where does spurs come from?: From spur.

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