earliest

Questions about earliest

What does earliest mean?

earliest means "(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in earliest?

earliest has 3 syllables: e-ar-liest. The stress falls on "e". In IPA it is /ˈɝliəst/.

What is another word for earliest?

Close synonyms include earlier, soonest. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is earliest a common word?

earliest is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.