Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posses

/pˈɑsiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: poss-es
IPA: /pˈɑsiz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of posse

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of poss

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Frequently Paired Words

possess

Questions

How do you pronounce posses?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑsiz/.
What does posses mean?: plural of posse
Where does posses come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce posses

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