how to pronounce phoenix

/ˈfiːnɪks/

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phoenix is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… expensive to live in phoenix you know so …”

meaning of phoenix

Phoenix is a mythical bird that is said to live for hundreds of years before dying in a fire and then being reborn from the ashes.

phoenix frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word phoenix occurs in english on average 11.3 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.