how to pronounce barn

/bɑːɹn/

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barn is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… horse gets out of the barn so to speak …”

meaning of barn

A barn is a building used for storing hay or grain.

barn frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word barn occurs in english on average 14.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.