Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second chance

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond chance
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.

Example Sentences

"to give someone a second chance"

Inflected Forms

second chances (plural)

Questions

What does second chance mean?: An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.

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