Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cares

/kɛɹz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: cares
IPA: /kɛɹz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of care

noun

name

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɛɹz/
British English: /kɛəz/

Homonyms

Keirs (cheer–chair merger) curs (fair–fur merger) KERS (fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

there's affairs shares tears bears stairs prayers pairs where's wears repairs chairs

Questions

How do you pronounce cares?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɛɹz/.
What does cares mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of care

How to pronounce cares

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