how to pronounce odds

/ˈɑːdz/

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odds is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… recession have risen the odds stand at …”

meanings of odds

noun:

The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.

odds frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word odds occurs in english on average 17 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;