Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tell the difference

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
tel-l the d-if-fer-ence
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To differentiate similar things.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tells the difference (present, singular) telling the difference (participle, present) told the difference (participle, past) told the difference (past)

Questions

What does tell the difference mean?
To differentiate similar things.

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