how to pronounce bane

/bɛɪn/

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the above transcription of bane 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.

bane is pronounced in one syllable

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bɛɪn

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

“… the black bane there's even a theory …”

meaning of bane

Bane is a word that means a person or thing that brings about ruin or destruction.

bane frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bane occurs in english on average 0.7 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.

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