how to pronounce graffiti

/ɡɹəˈfiːtiː/

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the above transcription of graffiti is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

graffiti is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of graffiti pronunciation

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

“… your opinions are on graffiti and street …”

meaning of graffiti

Graffiti is the act of writing or drawing on a wall or other surface with spray paint.

graffiti frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word graffiti occurs in english on average 4.4 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 graffiti 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 graffiti can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;