Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as a matter of fact

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: as a -mat-ter of -fact
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Actually, in fact.

Example Sentences

"The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth; a pocket-edition of the larger mansions of their friends, but with less excuse for the overelaboration since the dimensions were only twenty by a hundred. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space the eyes might rest on[…].""
"Greedo: Going somewhere, Solo? / Han Solo: Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba that I've got his money."
"R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it? B.W. Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do. R. Jeeves: Very good, sir."

Phrases

as a matter of factly

Synonyms

in reality really truthfully truth to tell in fact in point of fact

Questions

What does as a matter of fact mean?: Actually, in fact.

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