Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweets

/swˈits/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: sweets
IPA: /swˈits/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sweet

noun

Confectionery, candy.

noun

Drugs, amphetamine.

Slang

noun

Sweet-scented flowers.

noun

A term of endearment; sweetheart.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sweet

Example Sentences

"Sweets to the sweet! Farewell. She scatters flowers"
"...she dropped the flowers which Evelyn had given her. Before she even perceived her loss, the King had picked them up, and was about to give them to her, when he perceived the note, and also observed that the seal was yet unbroken. "Mademoiselle has not had time to read a letter so surrounded by sweets—pray use no ceremony.""
"I miss you, sweets."

Usage

Slang

Phrases

boiled sweets

Homonyms

suites

Rhymes With

streets seats meets beats sheets treats tweets eats defeats receipts elites repeats

Questions

How do you pronounce sweets?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈits/.
What does sweets mean?: plural of sweet

How to pronounce sweets

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