how to pronounce foothold

/ˈfʊt.həʊld/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of foothold 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.

foothold is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of foothold

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of foothold

test your pronunciation of foothold

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of foothold

video examples of foothold pronunciation

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

“… on fisheries and without a foothold to …”

meanings of foothold

noun:

A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.
A solid grip with the feet.

foothold frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word foothold occurs in english on average 1.8 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 foothold 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 foothold can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;