Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man proposes, god disposes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: man pro-pos-es, -god dis-pos-es
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Things do not always work out as they are planned.

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin homo proponit, sed Deus disponit, coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

Synonyms

man plans and God laughs

Questions

What does man proposes, god disposes mean?: Things do not always work out as they are planned.
Where does man proposes, god disposes come from?: Calque of Medieval Latin homo proponit, sed Deus disponit, coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

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