Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suburbs

/ˈsʌbɝbz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: sub-urbs
IPA: /ˈsʌbɝbz/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The populated area surrounding a city.

noun

plural of suburb

Example Sentences

"Once beyond the limits of the suburbs, when desert darkness of sparse roadlights and flat straight roads took over ... we became silent."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsʌbɝbz/
British English: /ˈsʌbɜːbz/

Derived Forms

snoburbs

Questions

How do you pronounce suburbs?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌbɝbz/.
What does suburbs mean?: The populated area surrounding a city.

How to pronounce suburbs

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