da
/dɑː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.54 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
article
Pronunciation spelling of the.
intj
A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
Example Sentences
- "“Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”"
- "Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?"
- "Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins."
- "I was twelve when the das started killing themselves all around me"
- "Da New York Times"
- "Da Bears"
Etymology
Usage
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Countable
- British usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
A. D. A.
E. A. D. A.