Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nees

/nˈiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: nees
IPA: /nˈiz/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Neece. * As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Neeses (plural)

Homonyms

niese neese neas nease

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce nees?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈiz/.
What does nees mean?: A surname from German.
Where does nees come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce nees

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