williams

Other forms of williams

plural

williamses·

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 williams

What does williams mean?

williams means "United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in williams?

williams has 2 syllables: wil-liams. The stress falls on "wil". In IPA it is /ˈwɪljəmz/.

What is another word for williams?

Close synonyms include Hank Williams, Hiram Williams, Hiram King Williams, Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams. 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 williams a common word?

williams 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.