how to pronounce gobbledygook

/ˌɡɑːbəldiːˈɡʊk/

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gobbledygook is pronounced in four syllables

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ɡɑːbəldɡʊk

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

“… with gobbledygook crashing a system is …”

meanings of gobbledygook

noun:

  1. Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
  2. Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.

gobbledygook frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gobbledygook occurs in english on average 0.2 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.

topics gobbledygook 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 gobbledygook can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

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