how to pronounce calorie

/ˈkælɔːˌɹiː/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of calorie is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

calorie is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of calorie

1.

2.

ɔː

3.

iː

example pitch curve for pronunciation of calorie

test your pronunciation of calorie

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of calorie

video examples of calorie pronunciation

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

“… of one of those calorie counters who …”

meaning of calorie

A calorie is a unit of energy.

calorie frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word calorie occurs in english on average 4.9 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 calorie 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 calorie can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;