how to pronounce iron

/aɪən/

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the above transcription of iron 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.

iron is pronounced in two syllables

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aɪən

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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.

words with pronunciation similar to iron

ayahirerealyearsorganreelshinemereyinveer

words that rhyme with iron

gridiron

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