Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for all intrinsic purposes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
for al-l in-trin-sic pur-pos-es
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.

Etymology

Alteration of for all intents and purposes by malapropism.

Phrases

for all intended purposes for all intense and purposes for all intense purposes for all intensive purposes

Frequently Paired Words

for all intended purposes for all intense and purposes for all intense purposes for all intensive purposes

Questions

What does for all intrinsic purposes mean?
Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.
Where does for all intrinsic purposes come from?
Alteration of for all intents and purposes by malapropism.

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