how to pronounce scarecrow

/ˈskæɹˌkɹoʊ/

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scarecrow is pronounced in two syllables

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skæɹkɹoʊ

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

“… be a scarecrow no okay okay and the one …”

meaning of scarecrow

A scarecrow is a type of a person who is dressed in old clothes and is used to scare away birds from a field.

scarecrow frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scarecrow occurs in english on average 1.2 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.

words with pronunciation similar to scarecrow

scorpio

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