Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pot kettle black

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
pot ket-tle black
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does pot kettle black mean?
Alternative form of pot, kettle, black.

How to pronounce pot kettle black

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