how to pronounce pun

/ˈpʌn/

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pun is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… in good shape to fulfill no pun intended …”

meanings of pun

verb:

To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

noun:

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
Alternative form of bun: a Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

name:

A surname.

pun frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pun occurs in english on average 6.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.