Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanity check

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
san-i-ty check
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A check to make sure that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities and is not based on invalid assumptions.

verb

To perform a sanity check.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sanity checks (plural) sanity checks (present, singular) sanity checking (participle, present) sanity checked (participle, past) sanity checked (past)

Phrases

pub test

Frequently Paired Words

pub test

Synonyms

sanity test reality check sniff test

Questions

What does sanity check mean?
A check to make sure that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities and is not based on invalid assumptions.

How to pronounce sanity check

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