figures
fig·ures/ˈfɪɡjɚz/noun, phrase, verb
figures is spelled F-I-G-U-R-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (fig·ures). It appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, figures means “plural of figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in figures?
| Letters | 7: F-I-G-U-R-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fig·ures |
| In writing | 54 times per million words; the 1,899th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is figures?
Figures appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th 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 figures?
- UK /ˈfɪɡəz/
- US /ˈfɪɡjɚz/
- US /ˈfɪɡɚz/
Figures has 2 syllables, split fig·ures in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-figures.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does figures mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of figure
phrase
- 1
colloquialIt figures.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of figure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate figures?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of figures: figs..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).