Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sightsee

/sˈaɪtsˈi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
sight-see
IPA
/sˈaɪtsˈi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from sightseeing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sightsees (present, singular) sightseeing (participle, present) sightsaw (past) sightseen (participle, past) sight-see (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sightsee?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪtsˈi/.
What does sightsee mean?
To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
Where does sightsee come from?
Back-formation from sightseeing.

How to pronounce sightsee

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sˈaɪtsˈi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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