Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stains

/stˈeɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: stains
IPA: /stˈeɪnz/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of stain

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of stain

name

A city in Seine-Saint-Denis department, France.

Etymology

From French Stains.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Stains

Rhymes With

remains contains explains trains gains campaigns planes chains brains lanes maintains plains

Questions

How do you pronounce stains?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈeɪnz/.
What does stains mean?: plural of stain
Where does stains come from?: It is traced to French.

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