how to pronounce berth

/bɜːθ/

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the above transcription of berth 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.

berth is pronounced in one syllable

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ɜː

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

“… taking a pretty wide berth on this one …”

meaning of berth

A berth is a space for a person or a boat to sit or stand in.

berth frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word berth occurs in english on average 2.3 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 berth 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 berth can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;