how to pronounce finnish

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

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finnish is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… continued in 1939 Finnish ski troops …”

meaning of finnish

Finnish is a language spoken in Finland.

finnish frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word finnish 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.