how to pronounce pileup

/ˈpaɪˌlʌp/

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pileup is pronounced in two syllables

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meaning of pileup

Pileup means a large number of cars, trucks, or other vehicles that have been involved in a traffic accident.

pileup frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pileup occurs in english on average 0.1 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 pileup 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 pileup can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;