Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheaties

/wˈitiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: wheaties
IPA: /wˈitiz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A manufactured breakfast cereal made of a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes.

noun

plural of wheatie

Example Sentences

"Sometimes when I'm feeling my Wheaties, I want to be the one to go out and experiment, and I expect the drummer to help me by keeping it down."
"Drugs were my Wheaties. My breakfast of champions. They made me feel fortified."
"For the first time in the history of the Cinematic Jesus, the traditional barriers that relegated Catholic sensibilities to European-produced films, for example, Il vangelo Matteo (1966), are removed, and Catholic piety becomes as mainstream as Wheaties."

Etymology

Diminutive plural from wheat + -ie + -s; also evocative of wheaty, connoting little wheaty things.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ie, s

Phrases

eat one's Wheaties

Frequently Paired Words

wheaty

Rhymes With

diabetes treaties entreaties

Questions

How do you pronounce wheaties?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈitiz/.
What does wheaties mean?: A manufactured breakfast cereal made of a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes.
Where does wheaties come from?: Diminutive plural from wheat + -ie + -s; also evocative of wheaty, connoting little wheaty things.

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