Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jabs

/d͡ʒæbz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: jabs
IPA: /d͡ʒæbz/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jab

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jabs.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Jabs

Inflected Forms

Jabses (plural)

Phrases

Boyadjiev-Jabs syndrome

Rhymes With

labs grabs tabs crabs slabs cabs stabs habs babs scabs nabs abbs

Questions

How do you pronounce jabs?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒæbz/.
What does jabs mean?: plural of jab
Where does jabs come from?: It is traced to German.

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