Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plan b

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: plan b
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alternative approach adopted when one's original plan does not succeed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"to (not) have a plan B"
"After failing to find a wife by 40, he had to rely on plan B, a mail-order bride."
"She needed something else...A backup plan, a plan "B"."
""There was no plan B, other than the Pendolino would have to run in non-tilt mode at 110mph."[…]."

Usage

Inflected Forms

plan Bs (plural)

Phrases

change one's battery there is no Planet B

Frequently Paired Words

change one's battery there is no Planet B plan A plan C

Synonyms

contingency plan

Questions

What does plan b mean?: An alternative approach adopted when one's original plan does not succeed.

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