how to pronounce keyword

/ˈkiːˌwɝd/

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keyword is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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

“… multiple instances of the keyword you …”

meanings of keyword

noun:

Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
Any word used as the key to a code.
A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.

verb:

To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

keyword frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word keyword occurs in english on average 3.4 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 keyword 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 keyword can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;