Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steps

/stɛps/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: steps
IPA: /stɛps/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of step.

noun

a course followed by a person in walking or as walking

noun

a flight of stairs, especially out of doors

noun

British usage

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of step

Example Sentences

"Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines."
"She followed the steps of the girl beside her"
"Her mother was a writer and Con had always determined to follow in her steps."
"He clumped up the steps."

Usage

British usage

Synonyms

stairs

Rhymes With

reps epps steppes missteps schweppes kreps creps streps preps schleps schlepps shleps

Questions

How do you pronounce steps?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɛps/.
What does steps mean?: plural of step.

How to pronounce steps

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