Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wares

/wɛɹz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: wares
IPA: /wɛɹz/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Goods or services that are for sale.

name

Example Sentences

"The square was filled with booths, with vendors offering their wares."
"I call on the Minister to ensure good regulation is applied to moneylenders and so-called independent money advisers, many of whom are former bankers peddling their wares"

Etymology

Variant of Ware.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɛɹz/
British English: /wɛəz/

Inflected Forms

Wareses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

warez

Homonyms

wears warez where's (wine–whine merger) weirs (cheer–chair merger) whirs (wine–whine merger, fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

there's affairs shares tears cares bears stairs prayers pairs where's wears repairs

Questions

How do you pronounce wares?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɛɹz/.
What does wares mean?: plural of ware
Where does wares come from?: Variant of Ware.

How to pronounce wares

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