Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by any chance

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
by any chance
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Used to ask a question more politely

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, any, chance.

Example Sentences

Synonyms

perchance by chance perhaps possibly

Questions

What does by any chance mean?
Used to ask a question more politely

How to pronounce by any chance

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