how to pronounce decipher

/dɪˈsaɪ.fəɹ/

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decipher is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… simply impossible to decipher the prime …”

meaning of decipher

To decipher is to make sense of something that is written or spoken in a code.

decipher frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word decipher occurs in english on average 1.2 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 decipher 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 decipher can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;