how to pronounce crank

/kɹæŋk/

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crank is pronounced in one syllable

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kɹæŋk

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

“… that's operated by a hand crank the hand …”

meaning of crank

A crank is a tool used to turn a handle to move a machine or engine.

crank frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word crank occurs in english on average 1 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 crank 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 crank can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to crank

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