Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't know

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.85 in modern English

Syllables
don't -know
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who does not give a definite opinion in a questionnaire.

noun

Something about which one is uncertain.

phrase

Alternative form of I don't know.

Inflected Forms

don't knows (plural)

Phrases

don't knowist I don't know know-nothing

Frequently Paired Words

dunno I don't know know-nothing

Questions

What does don't know mean?
Someone who does not give a definite opinion in a questionnaire.

How to pronounce don't know

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