how to pronounce comfortable

/ˈkʌmfɚtəbəl/

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comfortable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… care to keep people comfortable to make …”

meaning of comfortable

Comfortable means to make someone feel at ease or relaxed.

comfortable frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word comfortable occurs in english on average 59 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.