Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there is an exception to every rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
there is an ex-cep-tion -to ev-ery rule
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

Inflected Forms

there's an exception to every rule (alternative)

Questions

What does there is an exception to every rule mean?
Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

How to pronounce there is an exception to every rule

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