how to pronounce intolerable

/ˌɪnˈtɑːlɚəbəl/

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intolerable is pronounced in five syllables

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

“… ever it's intolerable also we have to …”

meanings of intolerable

adjective:

Extremely offensive or insulting.
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

intolerable frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word intolerable occurs in english on average 1.7 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 intolerable 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 intolerable can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;