Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piles

/paɪlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: piles
IPA: /paɪlz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A large amount of.

Informal

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pile

noun

name

Example Sentences

"Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge."
"He must earn piles of money."
"Many women get piles when pregnant."
"Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need) The place where swelling Piles do breed ..."

Etymology

From Latin pila (“ball”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pila

Usage

Informal

Derived Forms

pilewort

Phrases

blind piles

Synonyms

heaps of load of mountain of shedload of ton of tons dozens heaps lots scores stacks loads

Rhymes With

miles files styles smiles tiles isles giles stiles myles aisles niles chiles

Questions

How do you pronounce piles?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪlz/.
What does piles mean?: plural of pile
Where does piles come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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