Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put two and two together and make five

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: put t-wo and t-wo -to-geth-er and -make -five
IPA

57

Scrabble Score

31

Letters

8

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.

Etymology

Extension of put two and two together.

Inflected Forms

puts two and two together and makes five (present, singular) putting two and two together and making five (participle, present) put two and two together and made five (participle, past) put two and two together and made five (past)

Questions

What does put two and two together and make five mean?: To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.
Where does put two and two together and make five come from?: Extension of put two and two together.

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