Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

favors

/ˈfeɪvɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
fa-vors
IPA
/ˈfeɪvɚz/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of favor

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of favor

name

A surname from French.

name

plural of Favor

Etymology

Americanized form of French Favre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfeɪvɚz/
  • British English: /ˈfeɪvəz/

Inflected Forms

favours (alternative) Favorses (plural)

Homonyms

favours

Rhymes With

flavors favours waivers savers shavers cavers avers quavers savors lavers lefevers

Questions

How do you pronounce favors?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪvɚz/.
What does favors mean?
plural of favor
Where does favors come from?
It is traced to French.

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