Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiss

/fɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
fiss
IPA
/fɪs/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To split apart into multiple entities.

Transitive verb

noun

plural of FIS

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fission by back-formation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fisses (present, singular) fissing (participle, present) fissed (participle, past) fissed (past)

Homonyms

fios

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss dismiss bliss dis kris sis mis

Questions

How do you pronounce fiss?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪs/.
What does fiss mean?
To split apart into multiple entities.
Where does fiss come from?
From fission by back-formation.

How to pronounce fiss

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