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pairs^¹

/pɛəz/ UK
/pɛɹz/ US
/peːz/ Australia
/peəz/ New Zealand
/piəz/
/peɹz/ Scotland
/pɜː(ɹ)z/

Sounds like pares, pears, purrs (fair–fur merger), peers, piers, Piers (all cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)z

noun

plural plural of pair
Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
Similar: pelmanism

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of pair

Pairs^²

proper noun

plural plural of Pair

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pair off, twosome, dyad, duad, twain, couplet, distich, couple, doubleton, copulate, duo, duet, brace, mate, twin, yoke

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@misc{pairs_2026,
  title = {pairs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pairs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}