Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threes

/θɹˈiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
threes
IPA
/θɹˈiz/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of three

noun

The age of three; three years old.

noun

A pair of threes.

Slang

noun

Three point shots.

noun

The cells located on the second floor.

British usage; Slang

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How do you pronounce threes?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɹˈiz/.
What does threes mean?
plural of three

How to pronounce threes

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/θɹˈiz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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