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
4
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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