how to pronounce sofa

/ˈsoʊfə/

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sofa is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… this kid that's falling off the sofa we …”

meaning of sofa

A sofa is a piece of furniture with a long, cushioned seat and back, used as a seat or bed.

sofa frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sofa occurs in english on average 11.6 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.