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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mix apples and oranges

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
mix ap-ples and o-r-anges
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Inflected Forms

mixes apples and oranges (present, singular) mixing apples and oranges (participle, present) mixed apples and oranges (participle, past) mixed apples and oranges (past)

Phrases

apples and oranges

Frequently Paired Words

apples and oranges

Questions

What does mix apples and oranges mean?
To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

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