Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failure to prepare is preparing to fail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: fail-ure -to pre-pare is prepar-ing -to -fail
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.

Etymology

Generally ascribed to Benjamin Franklin, who wrote, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”.

Inflected Forms

he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail (alternative) by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail (alternative)

Phrases

proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance

Frequently Paired Words

proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance

Questions

What does failure to prepare is preparing to fail mean?: Failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.
Where does failure to prepare is preparing to fail come from?: Generally ascribed to Benjamin Franklin, who wrote, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”.

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