how to pronounce wiretap

/ˈwaɪɚˌtæp/

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wiretap is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… they um my wiretap and my musical …”

meanings of wiretap

noun:

A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.

verb:

To install or to use such a connection.

wiretap frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wiretap occurs in english on average 0.1 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 wiretap 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 wiretap can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;