how to pronounce barrier

/ˈbæɹ.i.əɹ/

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barrier is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… this has been a barrier to people being …”

meaning of barrier

Barrier means a physical obstacle that prevents or hinders movement.

barrier frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word barrier occurs in english on average 16 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 barrier 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 barrier can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;