Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

went pear-shaped

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
wen-t -pear-shaped
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does went pear-shaped mean?
simple past of go pear-shaped

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