Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rules of thumb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
rules of thumb
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does rules of thumb mean?
plural of rule of thumb

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