how to pronounce heron

/ˈhɛɹən/

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heron is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… remember Gil scott-heron with the …”

meanings of heron

noun:

A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

name:

A surname.

heron frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word heron occurs in english on average 1.5 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.