Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swims

/swˈɪmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: swims
IPA: /swˈɪmz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of swim

name

name

Etymology

Variant of Swim.

Inflected Forms

Swimses (plural)

Rhymes With

sims limbs hymns rims gyms simms whims tim's trims tims mims dims

Questions

How do you pronounce swims?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈɪmz/.
What does swims mean?: plural of swim
Where does swims come from?: Variant of Swim.

How to pronounce swims

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Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/swˈɪmz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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