Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakes

/seɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: sakes
IPA: /seɪks/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sake (“benefit”)

noun

plural of sake, referring to a Japanese rice wine

Example Sentences

"For all our sakes, please let us pass."
"The sailor tried several different sakes before he passed out."

Inflected Forms

sakés (alternative) sakis (alternative)

Phrases

land sakes

Rhymes With

makes takes breaks mistakes lakes stakes brakes snakes cakes wakes shakes flakes

Questions

How do you pronounce sakes?: The recorded pronunciation is /seɪks/.
What does sakes mean?: plural of sake (“benefit”)

How to pronounce sakes

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