Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compare apples to apples

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
com-pare ap-ples -to ap-ples
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To compare like things.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

compares apples to apples (present, singular) comparing apples to apples (participle, present) compared apples to apples (participle, past) compared apples to apples (past)

Antonyms

compare apples and oranges

Questions

What does compare apples to apples mean?
To compare like things.

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