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pearce

/pˈɪɹs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
pearce
IPA
/pˈɪɹs/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

An unincorporated community and ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The Pearce post office is still in existence (2023).

name

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

verb

Obsolete form of pierce.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pearces (plural) pearces (present, singular) pearcing (participle, present) pearced (participle, past) pearced (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Pierce

Homonyms

peirce

Rhymes With

pierce fierce peirce bierce

Questions

How do you pronounce pearce?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪɹs/.
What does pearce mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does pearce come from?
From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.

How to pronounce pearce

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