how to pronounce pneumonia

/nuˈmoʊnjə/

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pneumonia is pronounced in three syllables

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numoʊnjə

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

“… u.s. with pneumonia the mortality rate …”

meanings of pneumonia

noun:

  1. An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.

pneumonia frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word pneumonia occurs in english on average 3.6 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.

words with pronunciation similar to pneumonia

ammoniabegonia

words that rhyme with pneumonia

ammoniabegonia

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