Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongue-twister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: tongue-twister
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.

Example Sentences

"The present name being a translation, "in brief," of the original tongue-twister, meaning "the river of the rock""

Inflected Forms

tongue-twisters (plural) tongue twister (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

finger-fumbler

Questions

What does tongue-twister mean?: A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.

How to pronounce tongue-twister

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