Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metes

/miːts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: metes
IPA: /miːts/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of mete

Phrases

metes and bounds

Frequently Paired Words

metes and bounds

Homonyms

meats meets

Rhymes With

streets seats meets beats sheets eats completes meats cheats heats fleets competes

Questions

How do you pronounce metes?: The recorded pronunciation is /miːts/.
What does metes mean?: plural of mete

How to pronounce metes

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