Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lisps

/lɪsps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: lisps
IPA: /lɪsps/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lisp

noun

noun

Example Sentences

"Indeed, a few dialects of Lisp make it an error to call car and cdr on nil. Most Lisps behave like Emacs Lisp in this regard […]"
"When I talk about Lisp, the advice will apply across all the major Lisps (including Clojure, Scheme, and Common Lisp)."
"Lisps have been called functional programming languages, but Clojure embraces that more deeply than do Common Lisp or Scheme."
"For compatibility with older LISPs, all symbols have property lists, with property names and values arranged in even-odd pairs."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɪsps/

Rhymes With

crisps

Questions

How do you pronounce lisps?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪsps/.
What does lisps mean?: plural of lisp

How to pronounce lisps

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