Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surefire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: sure-fire
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of sure-fire.

Example Sentences

"Dutifully socking away a chunk of your salary each month may seem like a surefire path to a comfortable retirement. But there are plenty of ways you could be sabotaging that savings."

Inflected Forms

more surefire (comparative) most surefire (superlative)

Questions

What does surefire mean?: Alternative form of sure-fire.

How to pronounce surefire

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