uses
/ˈju.sɪz/noun, verb
uses is spelled U-S-E-S: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 76 times per million words in written English, the 1,394th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uses means “A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uses?
| Letters | 4: U-S-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 76 times per million words; the 1,394th 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 uses?
Uses appears 76 times per million words in written English, the 1,394th 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 uses?
- UK /ˈjuː.sɪz/
- US /ˈju.sɪz/
- Australia /jʉː.sɪz/
As a verb: /ˈju.sɪz/, /jʉː.sɪz/, /jʉː.səz/.
Uses 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uses.wav, En-us-uses_(noun).ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uses2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does uses mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.
- 2
plural of use
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of use
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).