Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirds

/θɜɹdz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: thirds
IPA: /θɜɹdz/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of third

noun

A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.

Uncountable

noun

The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow was entitled to enjoy during her life.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of third

Example Sentences

"Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θɜɹdz/
British English: /θɜːdz/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

seconds

Rhymes With

words birds two-thirds nerds kurds herds curds gerdes girds twothirds for the birds

Questions

How do you pronounce thirds?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɜɹdz/.
What does thirds mean?: plural of third

How to pronounce thirds

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