Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nights

/naɪts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
nights
IPA
/naɪts/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

noun

plural of night

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nightes, nihtes

Synonyms

by night

Homonyms

knights

Antonyms

days

Rhymes With

rights sites lights writes flights fights heights whites knights sights bites invites

Questions

How do you pronounce nights?
The recorded pronunciation is /naɪts/.
What does nights mean?
At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
Where does nights come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nights

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nights”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/naɪts/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “nights”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “nights” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.