Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to no purpose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
to no pur-pose
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Without a meaningful result; in vain.

Questions

What does to no purpose mean?
Without a meaningful result; in vain.

How to pronounce to no purpose

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