how to pronounce pronto

/ˈpɹɑːntoʊ/

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pronto is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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

“… so i do have to get a house pronto so …”

meanings of pronto

adverb:

Quickly, very soon, promptly.

pronto frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pronto occurs in english on average 0.8 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 pronto 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 pronto can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;