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staples

/stˈeɪpəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
sta-ples
IPA
/stˈeɪpəlz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of staple

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of staple

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Todd County and Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A minor city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Stapleses (plural)

Rhymes With

naples maples caples

Questions

How do you pronounce staples?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈeɪpəlz/.
What does staples mean?
plural of staple

How to pronounce staples

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