changes
/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪz/noun, verb
changes is spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 132 times per million words in written English, the 792nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, changes means “plural of change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in changes?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-N-G-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 132 times per million words; the 792nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is changes?
Changes appears 132 times per million words in written English, the 792nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce changes?
- /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪz/
Changes has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-changes.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does changes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of change
- 2
Ellipsis of chord changes.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of change
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).