numbers
num·bers/ˈnʌmbɚz/noun, verb
numbers is spelled N-U-M-B-E-R-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (num·bers). It appears 95 times per million words in written English, the 1,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, numbers means “Many individuals as a group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in numbers?
| Letters | 7: N-U-M-B-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: num·bers |
| In writing | 95 times per million words; the 1,125th 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 numbers?
Numbers appears 95 times per million words in written English, the 1,125th 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 numbers?
- US /ˈnʌmbɚz/
- UK /ˈnʌmbəz/
Numbers has 2 syllables, split num·bers in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-numbers.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with numbers
Also written: nos.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does numbers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Many individuals as a group.
Numbers of people have visited the fair.
- 2
Ellipsis of numbers game.
Her aunt played the numbers every day for years.
- 3
plural of number
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of number
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate numbers?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of numbers: nos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).