how to pronounce horse

/ˈhɔːɹs/

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horse is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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

“… being in the horse because it's outside …”

meaning of horse

Horse is a type of animal.

horse frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word horse occurs in english on average 48.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.