Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rounds

/ˈɹaʊndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
rounds
IPA
/ˈɹaʊndz/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

noun

plural of round

noun

The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

noun

A route taken by someone in authority.

noun

A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of round

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Roundses (plural)

Derived Forms

prerounds roundsman roundswoman

Phrases

do the rounds grand rounds hearts and rounds make the rounds

Homonyms

rounds

Rhymes With

sounds pounds grounds lbs bounds surrounds mounds hounds abounds confounds astounds expounds

Questions

How do you pronounce rounds?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaʊndz/.
What does rounds mean?
A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

How to pronounce rounds

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɹaʊndz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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