Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iras

/ˈaɪɹəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: iras
IPA: /ˈaɪɹəz/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Infrared Astronomical Satellite (the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths.)

name

Abbreviation of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

noun

Questions

How do you pronounce iras?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪɹəz/.
What does iras mean?: Initialism of Infrared Astronomical Satellite (the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths.)

How to pronounce iras

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