wis
/waɪs/obsolete
wis is spelled W-I-S: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wis means “Abbreviation of wisdom point” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wis?
| Letters | 3: W-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 wis?
Wis appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 wis?
- /waɪs/
Wis 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-wis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wis
- more wis comparative
- most wis superlative
- wist participle, past
- wissed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of wisdom point.
adverb
- 1
obsoleterareCertainly, surely.
- 2
obsoleterareReally, truly.
- 3
obsoleterareIndeed.
adjective
- 1
obsoleterareCertain.
- 2
obsoleterareSure.
He was wis on his word.
verb
- 1
archaicobsoleteTo know.
- 2
archaicobsoleteTo think, suppose.
- 3
archaicobsoleteTo imagine, ween; to deem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).