square and squire differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. square means “(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon”. squire means “young nobleman attendant on a knight”. square is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈskwɛɹ/
1.n.(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
“you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides”
2.n.the product of two equal terms
“nine is the second power of three”
3.n.an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
/ˈskwaɪɹ/
1.n.young nobleman attendant on a knight
2.n.an English country landowner
3.n.a man who attends or escorts a woman
| square | squire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈskwɛɹ/ | /ˈskwaɪɹ/ |
| Said | skwer | skwahyr |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb, adjective, adverb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 25 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | foursquare | none recorded |
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