Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the devil you know

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
the dev-il y-ou -know
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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

Questions

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

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