Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waves

/weɪvz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
waves
IPA
/weɪvz/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of wave

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wave

name

Initialism of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.

American usage

name

A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /weɪvz/
  • British English: /weɪvz/

Usage

Rhymes With

slaves saves graves caves braves behaves craves raves shaves staves paves waives

Questions

How do you pronounce waves?
The recorded pronunciation is /weɪvz/.
What does waves mean?
plural of wave

How to pronounce waves

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “waves”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/weɪvz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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