how to pronounce befoul

/bɪˈfaʊl/

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befoul is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of befoul

verb:

To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
To defecate on, to soil with excrement.

befoul frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word befoul occurs in english on average 0 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 befoul 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 befoul can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) people, society, and culture;