Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dear sir

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
dear sir
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons – assumed to be male – of unknown names.

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Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dear Sir or Madam (alternative) dear Sir/Madam (alternative) dear Sirs (alternative) Dear Sirs or Madams (alternative)

Questions

What does dear sir mean?
Used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons – assumed to be male – of unknown names.

How to pronounce dear sir

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