how to pronounce picket

/ˈpɪkɪt/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of picket 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.

picket is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of picket

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of picket

test your pronunciation of picket

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of picket

video examples of picket pronunciation

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

“… um you know with with picket signs or …”

meaning of picket

A picket is a stick with a pointed end used to hold up a piece of cloth or other material.

picket frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word picket occurs in english on average 1.8 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 picket 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 picket can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;