how to pronounce dreadlocks
/ˈdɹɛd.lɒks/
audio example by a male speaker
audio example by a female speaker
the above transcription of dreadlocks 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.
dreadlocks is pronounced in two syllables
press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of dreadlocks
1.
2.
example pitch curve for pronunciation of dreadlocks
test your pronunciation of dreadlocks
press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of dreadlocks
video examples of dreadlocks pronunciation
An example use of dreadlocks in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… you've got brown eyes and dreadlocks he …”
meanings of dreadlocks
noun:
- A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
dreadlocks frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word dreadlocks occurs in english on average 0.3 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.
Did this page help you?