Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sze

/siː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: sze
IPA: /siː/

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).

Inflected Forms

Szes (plural)

Homonyms

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sze?: The recorded pronunciation is /siː/.
What does sze mean?: A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Where does sze come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).

How to pronounce sze

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