jew

Other forms of jew

plural

jews·

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 jew

What does jew mean?

jew means "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties".

How many syllables are in jew?

jew has 1 syllable: jew. In IPA it is /ˈdʒu/.

What is another word for jew?

Close synonyms include Hebrew, Israelite. 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 jew a common word?

jew 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.

What rhymes with jew?

1 word rhymes with jew. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.