Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one's

/wʌns/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
one's
IPA
/wʌns/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Belonging to one.

contraction

Contraction of one + is.

Example Sentences

  • "One tries one's best."
  • "This one's for you."

Etymology

From Middle English ones, equivalent to one + -'s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wʌns/

Inflected Forms

ones (alternative, obsolete)

Homonyms

ones once

Rhymes With

ones runs guns sons tons tonnes suns nuns buns puns reruns stuns

Questions

How do you pronounce one's?
The recorded pronunciation is /wʌns/.
What does one's mean?
Belonging to one.
Where does one's come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce one's

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