Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see-saw

/ˈsiːsɔː/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: see--saw
IPA: /ˈsiːsɔː/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of seesaw.

verb

Alternative spelling of seesaw.

Example Sentences

"There was a fair helping of stress against Croatia, the 11th best team in the world and the highest ranked pot two nation in the tournament – especially in the first half. It was down to defending that was simply too open and generous. A see-saw opening 45 minutes ended 2-2, Harry Kane scoring England’s goals, the first from a retaken penalty. Martin Baturina and Petar Musa replied for Croatia. England were powerful on corners. The overall sense in open play was confusion."

Inflected Forms

see-saws (plural) see-saws (present, singular) see-sawing (participle, present) see-sawed (participle, past) see-sawed (past)

Rhymes With

esau

Questions

How do you pronounce see-saw?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːsɔː/.
What does see-saw mean?: Alternative spelling of seesaw.

How to pronounce see-saw

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