how to pronounce rocky

/ˈɹɑːkiː/

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rocky is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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

“… metal core and a rocky mantle and then a …”

meanings of rocky

adjective:

In the style of rock music.
Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate.
Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.
Like a rock.
Unstable; easily rocked.

name:

A male given name, pet form of Rocco and Roch.
The regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland.
Rocky Balboa, a fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in a series of films.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A town in Oklahoma.

rocky frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word rocky occurs in english on average 13.7 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.