how to pronounce perky

/ˈpɝkiː/

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the above transcription of perky is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

perky is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the perky and perfectly staged cover …”

meaning of perky

Perky means lively and cheerful.

perky frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word perky occurs in english on average 1.5 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 perky 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 perky can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;