how to pronounce jetsam

/ˈdʒɛt.səm/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of jetsam 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.

jetsam is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of jetsam

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of jetsam

test your pronunciation of jetsam

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of jetsam

meanings of jetsam

noun:

Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress.
Discarded odds and ends.

jetsam frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jetsam occurs in english on average 0.3 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 jetsam 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 jetsam can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;