Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tees

/ˈtiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: tees
IPA: /ˈtiːz/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.

name

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of tees.

noun

Etymology

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldron Snout.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *Tēs(e), *tes

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtiːz/

Derived Forms

Teesdale Teesport Teesside Teeswater

Phrases

Billingham-on-Tees Croft-on-Tees Dalton-on-Tees Norton-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees Tees Valley Thornaby-on-Tees

Homonyms

teas tease

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce tees?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːz/.
What does tees mean?: plural of tee
Where does tees come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce tees

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