how to pronounce worthwhile

/ˈwɝθˈwaɪl/

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worthwhile is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… this is a worthwhile important valuable …”

meanings of worthwhile

adjective:

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.

worthwhile frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word worthwhile occurs in english on average 10 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics worthwhile 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 worthwhile can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;