how to pronounce kelp

/ˈkɛlp/

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kelp is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… giant kelp forests and entire regions …”

meaning of kelp

Kelp is a type of seaweed.

kelp frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kelp occurs in english on average 1.6 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 kelp 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 kelp can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;