Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

121

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
121
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
1
Syllables
0
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

One-to-one.

Informal

Etymology

From one-to-one, with to replaced by the homophone two, with the words then replaced by numbers.

Usage

Inflected Forms

1-2-1 (alternative)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does 121 mean?
One-to-one.
Where does 121 come from?
From one-to-one, with to replaced by the homophone two, with the words then replaced by numbers.

How to pronounce 121

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