how to pronounce floe

/ˈfloʊ/

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floe is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… he's on an ice floe and that he's no …”

meanings of floe

noun:

A low, flat mass of floating ice.

floe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word floe occurs in english on average 0.1 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.