how to pronounce awkward

/ˈɔː.kwəd/

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awkward is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of awkward in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you know he's so awkward it's just my …”

meaning of awkward

Awkward means uncomfortable or embarrassing.

awkward frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word awkward occurs in english on average 15.8 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 awkward 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 awkward can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;