how to pronounce joy

/ˈdʒɔɪ/

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joy is pronounced in one syllable

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dʒɔɪ

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

“… to 25 times a week mr. joy you lost your …”

meaning of joy

Joy is a feeling of great happiness.

joy frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word joy occurs in english on average 96.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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