how to pronounce metal

/ˈmɛtəl/

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metal is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… skirt and stem like metal and a glove …”

meaning of metal

Metal is a type of material that is strong, malleable, and ductile.

metal frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word metal occurs in english on average 50.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) transport and travel;