mers
/mɝz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Coronaviruses are worrying because epidemics caused by other members of the viral family, SARS and MERS, have had high death rates: 10 percent for SARS, and about 35 percent for MERS."
- "“Even the researchers themselves point out that this should not cause panic,” said Roess, a professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University’s College of Public Health who has worked with international colleagues to better understand the MERS coronavirus."
- "Because MERS is a virus, antibiotics are ineffective."
- "Mers is a virus that is transmitted from animals to humans."
- "MERS is a coronavirus for which there is no cure."
- "Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers)."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɝz/
- British English: /mɜːz/