how to pronounce ilk

/ɪlk/

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ilk is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… I've seen ducks on ilk litter then we …”

meanings of ilk

adjective:

Very; same.

noun:

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

ilk frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ilk occurs in english on average 0.9 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 ilk 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 ilk can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;