Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wishful thought

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
wish-ful thought
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does wishful thought mean?
An instance of wishful thinking.

How to pronounce wishful thought

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