Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to the contrary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
to the -con-trary
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of on the contrary.

Example Sentences

Synonyms

contrarily contrariwise on the contrary

Questions

What does to the contrary mean?
Alternative form of on the contrary.

How to pronounce to the contrary

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