Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puts the cart before the horse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
put-s the -cart be-fore the horse
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does puts the cart before the horse mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of put the cart before the horse

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