Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nieve

/niːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: nieve
IPA: /niːv/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

variant form of nief

Inflected Forms

nieves (plural)

Derived Forms

nieveful

Homonyms

neve neave

Rhymes With

believe leave we've french leave take french leave receive steve achieve eve breathe sleeve relieve

Questions

How do you pronounce nieve?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːv/.
What does nieve mean?: variant form of nief

How to pronounce nieve

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