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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nieves

/niˈɛvɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
nieves
IPA
/niˈɛvɛs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of nieve

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Nieves.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nieveses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nieves?
The recorded pronunciation is /niˈɛvɛs/.
What does nieves mean?
plural of nieve
Where does nieves come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce nieves

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