Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there ought to be a law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
there ought -to be a law
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does there ought to be a law mean?
Indicates disapproval of a situation.

How to pronounce there ought to be a law

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