Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make the difference

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
make the d-if-fer-ence
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be the decisive factor.

Inflected Forms

makes the difference (present, singular) making the difference (participle, present) made the difference (participle, past) made the difference (past)

Phrases

make a difference make all the difference

Frequently Paired Words

make a difference make all the difference

Questions

What does make the difference mean?
To be the decisive factor.

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