Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earns

/ɝnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: earns
IPA: /ɝnz/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of earn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɝnz/
British English: /ɜːnz/

Homonyms

erns ernes urns

Rhymes With

turns returns concerns burns learns ferns stearns byrnes tern kearns yearns terns

Questions

How do you pronounce earns?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɝnz/.
What does earns mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of earn

How to pronounce earns

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