Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spick and span

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
spick- and s-pan
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more spick and span (comparative) most spick and span (superlative)

Questions

What does spick and span mean?
Alternative form of spick-and-span.

How to pronounce spick and span

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