one-on-one

Questions about one-on-one

What does one-on-one mean?

one-on-one means "directly between two individuals". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in one-on-one?

one-on-one has 3 syllables: on-e-o-n-one. The stress falls on "on". In IPA it is /ˈwʌnəˈnɑn/.

What is another word for one-on-one?

Close synonyms include man-to-man, person-to-person. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is one-on-one a common word?

one-on-one is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with one-on-one?

6 words rhyme with one-on-one. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.