how to pronounce stairway

/ˈstɛɹˌwɛɪ/

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stairway is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the stairway so one time it just asked …”

meaning of stairway

A stairway is a set of stairs that are built to go up and down.

stairway frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word stairway occurs in english on average 2.1 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.