how to pronounce characters

/ˈkæɹɪktɚz/

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the above transcription of characters 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.

characters is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of characters pronunciation

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

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meanings of characters

noun:

Plural of character.

characters frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word characters occurs in english on average 156.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.