Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jekyll and hyde

/dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: jekyl-l and hyde
IPA: /dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").

Example Sentences

"The public will be better off if United and Western are true competitors, instead of a pair of Jekylls and Hydes."
"America! / The international Jekyll and Hyde / The land of a thousand disguises / Sneaks up on you but rarely surprises"
"Charles Xavier: That was my… Evil self, X-Men. The Charles Xavier who would use his powers for personal gain and conquest--The Mr Hyde to my Dr Jekyll."
"GizmoDuck: Excuse me! Just a little case of Jekyll and Hyde, that's all!"
"Studying geometry is sort of a Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde thing. You have the ordinary geometry of shapes (the Dr. Jekyll part) and the strange world of geometry proofs (the Mr. Hyde part)."

Etymology

From The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Inflected Forms

Jekylls and Hydes (plural) Jekyll and Hydes (plural) Jekyll-and-Hyde (alternative) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Janus

Questions

How do you pronounce jekyll and hyde?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/.
What does jekyll and hyde mean?: Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").
Where does jekyll and hyde come from?: From The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.

How to pronounce jekyll and hyde

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “jekyll and hyde”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “jekyll and hyde”.
Repeat and practice — Say “jekyll and hyde” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.