how to pronounce herring

/ˈhɛɹ.ɪŋ/

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the above transcription of herring 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.

herring is pronounced in two syllables

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hɛɹɪŋ

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

“… red herring and can I ask when we can …”

meaning of herring

Herring is a type of fish.

herring frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word herring occurs in english on average 3.6 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.

words with pronunciation similar to herring

earringsherifflemmingmeritserifferretharangueheronderrickring

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