how to pronounce unsuccessful

/ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfəl/

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unsuccessful is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… reduces the unsuccessful first delivery …”

meanings of unsuccessful

adjective:

Failed, not successful.

unsuccessful frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word unsuccessful occurs in english on average 3.7 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 unsuccessful 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 unsuccessful can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;