Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rags to riches

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
rags -to rich-es
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

From poverty to exceptional wealth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

By surface analysis, a change from wearing ragged clothing (due to being impoverished) to obtaining a lot of money.

Inflected Forms

rags-to-riches (alternative)

Phrases

self-made Horatio Alger go from zero to hero nepo baby

Frequently Paired Words

self-made Horatio Alger go from zero to hero nepotism nepo baby

Antonyms

riches to rags

Questions

What does rags to riches mean?
From poverty to exceptional wealth.
Where does rags to riches come from?
By surface analysis, a change from wearing ragged clothing (due to being impoverished) to obtaining a lot of money.

How to pronounce rags to riches

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