how to pronounce wayward

/ˈwɛɪwɚd/

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wayward is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… corruption of the wayward sisters and …”

meaning of wayward

Wayward means wandering from the right path, straying from the right way.

wayward frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word wayward occurs in english on average 1.9 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 wayward 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 wayward can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;