Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ary

/ˈɛəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: ary
IPA: /ˈɛəɹi/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

British usage

name

A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh.

name

Etymology

A modification of e'er a, for ever a. Compare nary.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Arys (plural)

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary terry perry cherry

Questions

How do you pronounce ary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛəɹi/.
What does ary mean?: any
Where does ary come from?: A modification of e'er a, for ever a. Compare nary.

How to pronounce ary

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