Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

richards

/ɹˈɪtʃɚdz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: richards
IPA: /ɹˈɪtʃɚdz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard.

name

A village in Vernon County, Missouri, United States.

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grimes County, Texas, United States.

name

A suburb of Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

name

plural of Richard

Example Sentences

"The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richard English -'s English -s English Richards From Richard + -s.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Richardson

Questions

How do you pronounce richards?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪtʃɚdz/.
What does richards mean?: An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard.
Where does richards come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richard English -'s English -s English Richards From Richard + -s.

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