Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better than sex

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: bet-ter than -sex
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Superlative; wonderful.

Example Sentences

"It's insane the way people compare everything to sex. For years now, Arnold Schwarzenegger has made the talk-show rounds telling audiences that pumping iron is better than sex. No wonder it took him so long to find a bride."
"In the second generation, Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina developed NCSA Mosaic at the University of Illinois. Several million then suddenly noticed that the Web might be better than sex."
"I mean, Madonna says they [Manolos] are better than sex and Suzy Menkes marvels at the way no one but Manolo can build so much sexual arousal into a sliver of suede."

Questions

What does better than sex mean?: Superlative; wonderful.

How to pronounce better than sex

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “better than sex”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “better than sex”.
Repeat and practice — Say “better than sex” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.