how to pronounce conundrum
/kəˈnʌndɹəm/
audio example by a male speaker
audio example by a female speaker
the above transcription of conundrum 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.
conundrum is pronounced in three syllables
press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of conundrum
1.
2.
3.
example pitch curve for pronunciation of conundrum
test your pronunciation of conundrum
press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of conundrum
video examples of conundrum pronunciation
An example use of conundrum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… bit of a conundrum it's time to look at …”
meanings of conundrum
noun:
- A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
- A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
conundrum frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word conundrum occurs in english on average 2.1 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 conundrum 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 conundrum can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
Did this page help you?