how to pronounce questionable

/ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/

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questionable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… this is questionable because if some …”

meanings of questionable

adjective:

Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.

questionable frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word questionable 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.

topics questionable 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 questionable can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;