Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

women

/ˈwɪmɪn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.57 in modern English

Syllables: wom-en
IPA: /ˈwɪmɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of woman

noun

Misspelling of woman.

name

The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun

Clipping of women's team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three women went for a walk."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:women."
"Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities."
"Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England."

Etymology

From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wimmen, wīfmenn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɪmɪn/
British English: /ˈwɪmɪn/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Dead Women Crossing

Frequently Paired Words

ladyfolk womenfolk

Synonyms

Ladies

Homonyms

woman (some dialects, common in New Zealand and South Africa)

Rhymes With

limon dimon mccrimmon simmon woman toman when been than then even again

Questions

How do you pronounce women?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪmɪn/.
What does women mean?: plural of woman
Where does women come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce women

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