Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siri

/sˈɪɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
siri
IPA
/sˈɪɹi/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sirih (“plant”).

Uncountable

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A female given name.

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A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS operating system.

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A surname from Italian.

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A highly endangered Chadic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Etymology

From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Siris (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Alexa

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce siri?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪɹi/.
What does siri mean?
Alternative form of sirih (“plant”).
Where does siri come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce siri

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