how to pronounce kind

/ˈkaɪnd/

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kind is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… and if not what kind of families are out …”

meaning of kind

Kind means having a good nature, friendly, and helpful.

kind frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word kind occurs in english on average 354.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics kind 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 kind can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;