how to pronounce punctual

/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/

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punctual is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… extremely punctual public transport are …”

meaning of punctual

Punctual means arriving at a specified time.

punctual frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word punctual occurs in english on average 0.5 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 punctual 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 punctual can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;