Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ss

/ˈɛsˈɛs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: ss
IPA: /ˈɛsˈɛs/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of Saints.

noun

Initialism of social security.

noun

Initialism of secret service.

noun

Initialism of spousal support.

noun

Initialism of stainless steel.

noun

A shiptype

noun

A shiptype

noun

A shiptype

American usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: CRES"
"SS23 collection"
"The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units."
"(It's possible that at least some of the liberals who answered "yes, violence can sometimes be justified" had in mind edge cases like armed resistance by Jews against the SS, not the assassination of peaceful political pundits with whom they disagree.)"

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Word Breakdown

Root: SS

Usage

American usage
Slang

Derived Forms

RuSSian

Phrases

SS collar

Frequently Paired Words

SV MV MS PS SSN SSK SSB SSG

Synonyms

CRES S/S S.S. S. S. S./S. SSK SwSh schutzstaffel

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

How do you pronounce ss?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛsˈɛs/.
What does ss mean?: Abbreviation of Saints.
Where does ss come from?: Abbreviations.

How to pronounce ss

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