Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heists

/haɪsts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: heists
IPA: /haɪsts/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of heist

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of heist

name

plural of Heist

Example Sentences

"The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months."

Questions

How do you pronounce heists?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪsts/.
What does heists mean?: plural of heist

How to pronounce heists

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