how to pronounce dungeon

/ˈdʌn.dʒən/

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dungeon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… Elizabeth into her own dungeon in the …”

meaning of dungeon

Dungeon is a place where prisoners are kept.

dungeon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dungeon occurs in english on average 1.3 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.