Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheeps

/ʃˈips/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: sheeps
IPA: /ʃˈips/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sheep

Humorous

noun

genitive of sheep

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"How many sheeps can you see?"
"THe firſt and moſt Ordinary Helpe is Stercoration. The Sheeps-Dung is one of the beſt; And next, the Dung of Kine: And thirdly, that of Horſes: […]"
"[T]heir came tovvards me one of theſe ſeemingly deuout Abdals, in his ſheeps skin & horne about his necke and bare-footed, eſpying me, hee bleſt himſelfe and ſuddenly began to mutter his prayer to Mahomet vvith feruent ardencie, […]"
"[T]hat greater numbers of them [pores], […] are perforations that paſs quite through the Leather, may, not improbably, be ſhevvn by the uſual Practice of Chymiſts, to purify Quick-ſilver by typing it up ſtrictly in a piece of kids or ſheeps Leather, and then vvringing it hard to force it out; […]"

Usage

Rhymes With

keeps sleeps creeps leaps sweeps heaps peeps jeeps weeps beeps seeps reaps

Questions

How do you pronounce sheeps?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈips/.
What does sheeps mean?: plural of sheep

How to pronounce sheeps

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sheeps”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈips/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sheeps”.
Repeat and practice — Say “sheeps” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.