Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

without fail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
with-out -fail
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Certainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.

prep_phrase

Inevitably.

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What does without fail mean?
Certainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.

How to pronounce without fail

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