Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sooner

/ˈsunɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: soon-er
IPA: /ˈsunɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of soon: more soon

adv

comparative form of soon: more soon

adv

noun

A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma

Informal

noun

A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma

Informal

noun

One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner.

Example Sentences

"I would sooner die than marry you!"
"Sooner than have a problem later, I made sure the policy was in order."
"Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsunɚ/
British English: /ˈsuːnə/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Sooners (plural)

Phrases

sooner or later Sooner State

Frequently Paired Words

Boomer

Synonyms

Okie Oklahoman preferably rather earlier

Rhymes With

lunar schooner tuner spooner bruner crooner gruner pruner neuner cooner buehner gooner

Questions

How do you pronounce sooner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsunɚ/.
What does sooner mean?: comparative form of soon: more soon

How to pronounce sooner

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