how to pronounce dependable

/dɪˈpɛn.də.bəl/

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dependable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… available or dependable yeah cuz I …”

meaning of dependable

Dependable means reliable, trustworthy, and able to be counted on.

dependable frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dependable occurs in english on average 1.4 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 dependable 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 dependable can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;