threads
/θɾ̪̊ɛdz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A social media platform developed by Meta, integrated into the fediverse.
Example Sentences
- "Mark Zuckerberg is revamping his public image with new threads. With a trio of bold shirts worn in recent appearances, he’s communicating that he came, he saw, he conquered and he will win again at any cost."
- "On the one hand, Threads has a decent chance of becoming a — maybe even the — major new hub for text-based online conversations. Unlike other would-be Twitter rivals Bluesky and Mastodon, Threads arrives with a potential audience of billions who already use Meta’s photo and video-oriented Instagram, which Threads is built on top of."
- "The point of Meta's Threads app is to read and engage in public conversations. On Threads, users can post a "thread" — usually a short piece of text — and other users can "like," repost, or reply to the thread."
- "Meta did initially suggest that it wouldn’t look to launch ads in Threads till the app reached a billion users, though initial Threads ad formats were spotted in testing in August last year."
Etymology
From threads.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /θɾ̪̊ɛdz/