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the above transcription of popular 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.
the word popular occurs in english on average 208.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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An example use of popular in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… that is the most popular the most often …”
Popular means well-known and liked by many people.