Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tougher

/tˈʌfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: tougher
IPA: /tˈʌfɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of tough: more tough

Example Sentences

"Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent."

Rhymes With

suffer buffer rougher puffer stuffer duffer stouffer huffer snuffer bluffer ruffer

Questions

How do you pronounce tougher?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʌfɚ/.
What does tougher mean?: comparative form of tough: more tough

How to pronounce tougher

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