Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ur

/ɝ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: ur
IPA: /ɝ/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

det

Abbreviation of your.

contraction

Abbreviation of you're (you are).

name

An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.

name

A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago).

noun

Initialism of underlying representation.

Example Sentences

"“He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’”"

Etymology

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Origin

Source language: Sumerian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𒋀𒀕𒆠, Urkontinent

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɝ/

Inflected Forms

URs (plural)

Phrases

ur mom ur mum Royal Game of Ur

Frequently Paired Words

u r

Rhymes With

were her per sir transfer prefer occur refer der inter fur entrepreneur

Questions

How do you pronounce ur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɝ/.
What does ur mean?: Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
Where does ur come from?: It is traced to Sumerian.

How to pronounce ur

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