Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxes

/ˈtæksɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: tax-es
IPA: /ˈtæksɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tax

noun

plural of taxis

Etymology

See tax.

Rhymes With

abraxas

Questions

How do you pronounce taxes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæksɪz/.
What does taxes mean?: plural of tax
Where does taxes come from?: See tax.

How to pronounce taxes

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