how to pronounce sms

/ˌɛsʔɛmʔɛs/

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the above transcription of sms is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

sms is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of sms in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… hat er mir noch eine sms geschrieben ich …”

meanings of sms

noun:

SMS (text message).
SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff (His Majesty's Ship).

sms frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word sms occurs in german on average 32.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.