sir
/ˈsɝ/
noun
Core
1.n.term of address for a man
2.n.a title used before the name of knight or baronet
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sir and sur are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. sir means “term of address for a man”. sur means “a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks”. sir is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈsɝ/
1.n.term of address for a man
2.n.a title used before the name of knight or baronet
/ˈsɝ/
1.
| sir | sur | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɝ/ | /ˈsɝ/ |
| Said | sur | sur |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | Tyre |