Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in a mess

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
in- a mess
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In a pickle, in a fix, in the soup.

Informal

Usage

Questions

What does in a mess mean?
In a pickle, in a fix, in the soup.

How to pronounce in a mess

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