Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worlds

/wɝldz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: worlds
IPA: /wɝldz/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of world

noun

Abbreviation of world championships.

Colloquial

adv

To a great extent; much; far.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of world

name

Example Sentences

"The boat designs (with their fiberglass construction-the “Plastic Fantastics”) showed great speed in a breeze in the Worlds, but suffered in lighter airs."
"The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view."

Etymology

Unidentified origin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɝldz/
British English: /wɜːldz/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Worldses (plural)

Phrases

worlds apart

Questions

How do you pronounce worlds?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɝldz/.
What does worlds mean?: plural of world
Where does worlds come from?: Unidentified origin.

How to pronounce worlds

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