how to pronounce beacon

/ˈbiː.kən/

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beacon is pronounced in two syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of beacon

bkən

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

“… but also like a shining beacon of you …”

meaning of beacon

A beacon is a light or fire that is used to guide ships or people.

beacon frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word beacon occurs in english on average 3.2 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 beacon 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 beacon can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;

words with pronunciation similar to beacon

beakerweakenbeckondeaconsecantbairntoucanbaconbattenvegan

words that rhyme with beacon

deaconweaken

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