how to pronounce elm

/ˈɛlm/

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the above transcription of elm 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.

elm is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… perch on the elm jack mall …”

meaning of elm

Elm is a type of tree.

elm frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word elm occurs in english on average 2.5 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 elm 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 elm can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) life, nature, and living environment;