how to pronounce abracadabra

/ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/

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abracadabra is pronounced in five syllables

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meanings of abracadabra

noun:

Mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra', supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.

interjection:

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.

abracadabra frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abracadabra occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics abracadabra can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that abracadabra can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;