how to pronounce preventable

/pɹɪˈvɛntəbəl/

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preventable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… and also preventable by common sense …”

meanings of preventable

adjective:

Capable of being prevented.

noun:

Something that can be prevented.

preventable frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word preventable occurs in english on average 0.7 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 preventable 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 preventable can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;