Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the seven hells

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: in- the -sev-en hells
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.

Example Sentences

"Do the shops in Phlan give different prices for stuff, i.e. is it worth me shopping around, or just using my favourite shops, the route to which I've memorised? ¶ And how in the seven hells do you pronounce Phlan anyway?"

Inflected Forms

in seven hells (alternative)

Synonyms

in the hell the hell

Questions

What does in the seven hells mean?: Used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.

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