Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ten to one

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
ten -to one
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very likely to happen

prep_phrase

She said it was an accident, but ten to one she's lying.

Inflected Forms

10 to 1 (alternative)

Questions

What does ten to one mean?
Very likely to happen

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