Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

until hell freezes over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
un-til hel-l freezes over
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

forever; without success, no matter how long one perseveres.

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What does until hell freezes over mean?
forever; without success, no matter how long one perseveres.

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