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the devil we know is better than the devil we don't

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
the dev-il we -know is -bet-ter than the dev-il we -don't
IPA
73
Scrabble Score
40
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

Questions

What does the devil we know is better than the devil we don't mean?
Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

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