how to pronounce butterfly
/ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ/
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the above transcription of butterfly 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.
butterfly is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of butterfly in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… wasn't just a weak little butterfly hi …”
meaning of butterfly
A butterfly is a type of insect with a wing structure that can be folded like a fan when at rest.
butterfly frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word butterfly occurs in english on average 6.5 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.
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