Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pous

/pus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: pous
IPA: /pus/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Greek foot, a unit of length based on the shod foot, generally equal to 16 fingers (δάκτυλοι) or ¹⁄₆₀₀ stade (στάδια) but varying over time and location within Greece and the Hellenized world.

name

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of foot, pes, and pie (“Spanish unit of length”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πούς

Inflected Forms

podes (plural)

Synonyms

Greek foot

Homonyms

poes

Questions

How do you pronounce pous?: The recorded pronunciation is /pus/.
What does pous mean?: The Greek foot, a unit of length based on the shod foot, generally equal to 16 fingers (δάκτυλοι) or ¹⁄₆₀₀ stade (στάδια) but varying over time and location within Greece and the Hellenized world.
Where does pous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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