sciences
/ˈsaɪənsɪz/noun, verb
sciences is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sciences means “All the fields of science, collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sciences?
| Letters | 8: S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd 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 sciences?
Sciences appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 sciences?
- /ˈsaɪənsɪz/
Sciences has 3 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-sciences.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sciences mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
All the fields of science, collectively.
- 2
plural of science
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of science
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sciences?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sciences: sci.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).