how to pronounce formidable

/ˈfɔːɹmədəbəl/

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formidable is pronounced in four syllables

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fɔːɹmədəbəl

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

“… twenty saw a formidable soccer presence …”

meanings of formidable

adjective:

  1. Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
  2. Difficult to defeat or overcome.

formidable frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word formidable occurs in english on average 3.4 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 formidable 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 formidable can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to formidable

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