how to pronounce burden

/ˈbɜː.dən/

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burden is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… now face a duel burden of disease with …”

meaning of burden

Burden means a weight or load that is difficult or impossible to carry.

burden frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word burden occurs in english on average 26.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics burden 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 burden can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;