Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trial-and-error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
tri-al-and-er-ror
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does trial-and-error mean?
relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory

How to pronounce trial-and-error

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