how to pronounce iron

/aɪən/

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iron is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… feel like Iron Man trying to walk her …”

meaning of iron

Iron is a metal that is used to make tools and weapons.

iron frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word iron occurs in english on average 47.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.