Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better late then never

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ter late then n-ev-er
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does better late then never mean?
Misspelling of better late than never.

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