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ries

/ɹˈaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
ries
IPA
/ɹˈaɪz/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

* As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess. * As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, rīs, hrīs

Inflected Forms

Rieses (plural)

Rhymes With

guys eyes size rise surprise lies prize tries wise supplies dies ties

Questions

How do you pronounce ries?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪz/.
What does ries mean?
A surname from German.
Where does ries come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce ries

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