Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hows

/haʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: hows
IPA: /haʊz/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of how

name

plural of How

Inflected Forms

how's (alternative)

Homonyms

house (one pronunciation) how's

Rhymes With

house allows mouse spouse how's cows rows vows browse bows blouse brows

Questions

How do you pronounce hows?: The recorded pronunciation is /haʊz/.
What does hows mean?: plural of how

How to pronounce hows

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