how to pronounce fortune

/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/

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fortune is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɔː

2.

uː

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

“… who has made a fortune out of deals with …”

meaning of fortune

Fortune is a person or thing that brings good luck.

fortune frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word fortune occurs in english on average 21.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.