Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayes

/mˈeɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: mayes
IPA: /mˈeɪz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

English surname, variant of May with genitival -s.

Phrases

Mayes County

Homonyms

maes mayse

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mayes?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪz/.
What does mayes mean?: A surname.
Where does mayes come from?: English surname, variant of May with genitival -s.

How to pronounce mayes

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