how to pronounce platinum

/ˈplætnəm/

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platinum is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… went five times platinum and earned two …”

meaning of platinum

Platinum is a metal that is a mixture of copper and silver.

platinum frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word platinum occurs in english on average 3.9 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 platinum 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 platinum can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) life, nature, and living environment;