Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purples

/pˈɝpəlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: pur-ples
IPA: /pˈɝpəlz/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of purple

noun

Swine fever or hog cholera.

noun

noun

noun

An early purple-flowered orchid.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of purple

Phrases

long purples

Frequently Paired Words

long purples

Questions

How do you pronounce purples?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝpəlz/.
What does purples mean?: plural of purple

How to pronounce purples

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