how to pronounce hardcore

/ˈhɑːɹdˈkɔːɹ/

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the above transcription of hardcore 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.

hardcore is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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ɔː

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

“… I'm too hardcore for that you know I …”

meaning of hardcore

Hardcore means very intense, very serious, or very thorough.

hardcore frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word hardcore occurs in english on average 7.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) leisure and entertainment;