Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

every so often

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables
ev-ery -so often
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
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What does every so often mean?
Occasionally; intermittently; irregularly; now and then; once in a while.

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