Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to-do list

/təˈduː.lɪst/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: to--do list
IPA: /təˈduː.lɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of errands and other tasks – often written on a piece of paper as a memory aid – that one needs or intends to accomplish.

Example Sentences

"Mowing the lawn and chopping the weeds topped his to-do list of chores."
"Back in his workshop in the barn, Mr. Scheel refined his to-do list: In addition to putting in the slide, he could cross off restoning the quarter-mile driveway, repairing the windmill-powered watering system and building an arbor gate for the vegetable garden ."
"I want to make that strawman into a steelman, but I eliminated "the pursuit of happiness" from my to-do list so many years ago that I don't even know where I'd begin."
"Meanwhile, the Transport Select Committee published its final report on May 28, suggesting that the next government would "inherit an already long to-do list" - headed by rail reform, but also including clarity around future rail infrastructure investment."

Inflected Forms

to‐do list (canonical) to-do lists (plural)

Phrases

bucket list laundry list shopping list wish list

Frequently Paired Words

bucket list checklist laundry list shopping list wish list inbox

Synonyms

agenda tasklist worklist

Questions

How do you pronounce to-do list?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈduː.lɪst/.
What does to-do list mean?: A list of errands and other tasks – often written on a piece of paper as a memory aid – that one needs or intends to accomplish.

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