Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweeps

/swˈips/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: sweeps
IPA: /swˈips/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.

American usage

noun

plural of sweep

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep

Etymology

Etymology tree English sweep Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English sweeps From sweep + -s (pluralia tantum suffix).

Usage

American usage

Phrases

sweeps stunt

Rhymes With

keeps sleeps creeps leaps heaps peeps jeeps weeps beeps seeps reaps sheeps

Questions

How do you pronounce sweeps?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈips/.
What does sweeps mean?: The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.
Where does sweeps come from?: Etymology tree English sweep Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English sweeps From sweep + -s (pluralia tantum suffix).

How to pronounce sweeps

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