how to pronounce helpless

/ˈhɛlpləs/

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helpless is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… when you genuinely are helpless if the …”

meanings of helpless

adjective:

Uncontrollable.
Unable to defend oneself.
Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.
From which there is no possibility of being saved.
Lacking help; powerless.

helpless frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word helpless occurs in english on average 6.7 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 helpless 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 helpless can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;