how to pronounce falcon

/ˈfælkən/

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falcon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the payload of a Falcon Heavy and all of …”

meanings of falcon

noun:

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.

verb:

To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

name:

A surname.

falcon frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word falcon occurs in english on average 2.2 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.