Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard as a rock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
hard as a rock
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very hard (tough, inflexible); rock hard.

Questions

What does hard as a rock mean?
Very hard (tough, inflexible); rock hard.

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