Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrary to all expectations

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
con-trary -to al-l -ex-pec-ta-tions
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Synonym of against all odds

Synonyms

against all odds

Questions

What does contrary to all expectations mean?
Synonym of against all odds

How to pronounce contrary to all expectations

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