how to pronounce duck

/ˈdʌk/

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the above transcription of duck 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.

duck is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… for the lame-duck session even if it …”

meaning of duck

Duck is a type of bird.

duck frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word duck occurs in english on average 15.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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