how to pronounce ladder

/ˈlædɚ/

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ladder is pronounced in two syllables

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lædɚ

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video examples of ladder pronunciation

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

“… rungs in the corporate ladder to climb …”

meaning of ladder

A ladder is a long, narrow, vertical frame with rungs or steps that are usually used to reach high places.

ladder frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word ladder occurs in english on average 9.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;

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words that rhyme with ladder

madderbladdersadderaddergallbladder

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