Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ues

/ˈjuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: ues
IPA: /ˈjuːz/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of u, the name of the letter U.

name

Alternative letter-case form of UES (“Upper East Side”).

noun

plural of UE

name

Initialism of Upper East Side.

American usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of ues.

Example Sentences

"WWW: three double-ues."
"These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees."
"1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more"
"Exhibitions that have taken place at the Gallery at Hermès in New York City: 1. Lou Reed's New York photography, January 2006. […]"
"Eight Upper East Side residents, including three grandmothers, were arrested Friday for trying to stop the city from cutting down trees."
"I went back up to the UES and wept for her."

Usage

American usage

Frequently Paired Words

LES UWS

Questions

How do you pronounce ues?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuːz/.
What does ues mean?: plural of u, the name of the letter U.

How to pronounce ues

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