tongue-twister

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.

Equivalents

Españoltrabalenguas

Françaisvirelangue

DeutschZungenbrecher

24 more languages

العربيةتنافر

Azərbaycan diliyanıltmac

Catalàembarbussament travallengua

Češtinajazykolam

Ελληνικάγλωσσοδέτης

Esperantolangrompilo

Suomikielivoimisteluloru sanahirviö

Galegotrabalinguas

Magyarnyelvtörő

Italianoscioglilingua

日本語早口言葉

한국어빠른말 잰말놀이

Lietuviųgreitakalbė

Македонскибрзозборка

Nederlandstongbreker

Polskiłamaniec łamaniec językowy

Portuguêstrava-língua trava-línguas

Русскийскороговорка

Slovenčinajazykolam

Svenskatungvrickare

Kiswahilikitanza ndimi

தமிழ்நா பிறழ்

Türkçetekerleme

Українськаскоромо́вка

Examples

“The present ⟳ name ⟳ being a translation, "in brief," of the original tongue-twister, meaning "the river of the rock"”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

tongue-work tonguectomy Tongued tonguedness tonguefish tonguefuck

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