Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gus

/ɡʌs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: gus
IPA: /ɡʌs/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Konstantinos.

name

plural of Gu

noun

plural of gu

Etymology

Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Guston

Phrases

grumpy Gus

Rhymes With

us plus thus bus discuss russ fuss truss rus sus pus cus

Questions

How do you pronounce gus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌs/.
What does gus mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.
Where does gus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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