how to pronounce impale

/ɪmˈpɛɪl/

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impale is pronounced in two syllables

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ɪmpɛɪl

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

“… body or impale you to methods that could …”

meanings of impale

verb:

  1. To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
  2. To enclose or fence with stakes.
  3. To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
  4. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.

impale frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word impale occurs in english on average 0.2 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 impale 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 impale can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to impale

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