How to Pronounce "apples to apples"
expression
AP-uhlz tuh AP-uhlz
AP-uhlz too AP-uhlz
Definition
'Apples to apples' is an expression used when comparing two things that are of the same kind or have similar characteristics, making the comparison fair and meaningful.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæpəɫz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈæpəɫz
British English
ˈæpəlz/ /tˈuː/ /ˈæpəlz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AP-uhlz tuh AP-uhlz
UK
AP-uhlz too AP-uhlz
Listen in Context
It's important to compare apples to apples when buying a car.
Make sure you are doing an apples to apples comparison between the two products.
We need to keep it apples to apples in our analysis.
This isn't really an apples to apples situation—one job is full-time, the other is part-time.