Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truth to tell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: truth -to tell
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Actually; frankly; as a matter of fact.

Example Sentences

"Truth to tell, the supper had been waiting a most unreasonable time."
"Haggerty had his trouble for nothing. There was no clue whatever in Lord Monckton's suite. . . . Truth to tell, Haggerty had not expected to find anything."
"In 1999 the American bishops mandated that if a college wanted to call itself Catholic, its theologians needed a bishop's good-housekeeping seal. And yet, truth to tell, the majority of Catholic schools hadn't really toed the line."
"I am a huge fan [of farting]. Well, truth to tell I am more than a simple fan for having studied the act of breaking wind for most of my life I consider myself to be far more than a simple aficionado[…]"

Synonyms

truth be told if truth be told

Questions

What does truth to tell mean?: Actually; frankly; as a matter of fact.

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