Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vos

/vˈɑs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: vos
IPA: /vˈɑs/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Initialism of verb–object–subject: a language is VOS if a typical sentence starts with the verb, followed by the object, followed by the subject.

name

Initialism of Virtual Object System.

name

A surname from Dutch.

name

plural of Vo

noun

plural of VO

Etymology

From Dutch Vos. Doublet of Fox and Fuchs.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Vos

Frequently Paired Words

anastrophe SVO SOV OSV VSO

Rhymes With

boss ross las os pos hamas abbas haas floss bos kos saas

Questions

How do you pronounce vos?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑs/.
What does vos mean?: Initialism of verb–object–subject: a language is VOS if a typical sentence starts with the verb, followed by the object, followed by the subject.
Where does vos come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce vos

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