Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bans

/bænz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: bans
IPA: /bænz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Archaic spelling of banns.

Archaic

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ban

name

Usage

Archaic

Homonyms

banns

Rhymes With

fans plans trans cans mans scans sans vans franz cannes pans spans

Questions

How do you pronounce bans?: The recorded pronunciation is /bænz/.
What does bans mean?: plural of ban

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