how to pronounce staircase

/ˈstɛɹˌkɛɪs/

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staircase is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… this this is the staircase to the top of …”

meaning of staircase

A staircase is a set of stairs that are built in a straight line.

staircase frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word staircase occurs in english on average 3.9 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 staircase 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 staircase can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;