Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wiest

/wˈaɪɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: wiest
IPA: /wˈaɪɪst/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Example Sentences

"“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic."

Inflected Forms

Wiests (plural)

Rhymes With

griest

Questions

How do you pronounce wiest?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪɪst/.
What does wiest mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce wiest

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