kings
/kɪŋz/noun, verb
kings is spelled K-I-N-G-S: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kings means “A pair of kings (playing cards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kings?
| Letters | 5: K-I-N-G-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th 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 kings?
Kings appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th 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 kings?
- /kɪŋz/
Kings has one syllable (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-kings.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kings.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does kings mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of king
- 2
slangA pair of kings (playing cards).
- 3
A drinking game that uses playing cards.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of king
noun
- 1
plural of King
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).