Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for certain

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: for cer-tain
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

definitely, positively, without doubt

Example Sentences

"We'll never be able to know for certain what happened."
"I would go to that concert for certain."
"- Would you buy one of those? - For certain."

Synonyms

certainly for a fact for sure surely sure sure enough sure as shooting

Questions

What does for certain mean?: definitely, positively, without doubt

How to pronounce for certain

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