ii

Other forms of ii

plural

iis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ii

What does ii mean?

ii means "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ii?

ii has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ii?

Close synonyms include two, 2, deuce, two, 2. 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 ii a common word?

ii is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.