how to pronounce wan

/ˈwɑːn/

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wan is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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

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meanings of wan

noun:

Pronunciation spelling of one, representing Ireland English.
A girl or woman.
Acronym of wide area network.
The quality of being wan; wanness.

adjective:

Pale, sickly-looking.
Bland, uninterested.
Dim, faint.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of win.

name:

A surname.

wan frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word wan 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 wan 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 wan can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;