how to pronounce rapids

/ˈɹæpədz/

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rapids is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… coracle the rapids are huge and so we …”

meanings of rapids

noun:

Plural of rapid.

name:

Acronym of Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System.

rapids frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word rapids occurs in english on average 2.7 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 rapids 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 rapids can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;