how to pronounce weekend

/ˈwiːˌkɛnd/

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the above transcription of weekend is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

weekend is pronounced in two syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of weekend

wkɛnd

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video examples of weekend pronunciation

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

“… we didn't sleep that weekend or the next …”

meaning of weekend

Weekend means the time between Friday and Sunday.

weekend frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word weekend occurs in english on average 226.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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