how to pronounce adobe

/əˈdoʊbiː/

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adobe is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of adobe in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… favorite Adobe Premiere shortcut and …”

meanings of adobe

noun:

A house made of adobe brick.
The earth from which such bricks are made.
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

adobe frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word adobe occurs in english on average 3.2 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.