how to pronounce stressful

/ˈstɹɛsfəl/

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stressful is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… mean it's a crazy stressful system that …”

meanings of stressful

adjective:

Irritating; causing stress.

stressful frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word stressful occurs in english on average 12.6 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.