how to pronounce speechless

/ˈspiːtʃləs/

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speechless is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… i am legitimately speechless and holding …”

meanings of speechless

adjective:

Synonym of unspeakable.
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.

speechless frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word speechless occurs in english on average 2.6 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 speechless 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 speechless can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;