how to pronounce crime

/ˈkɹaɪm/

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crime is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… gonna call it a crime check so I'm using …”

meaning of crime

Crime is a violation of the law.

crime frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word crime occurs in english on average 66.5 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.