how to pronounce keyboard

/ˈkiː.bɔːd/

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the above transcription of keyboard 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.

keyboard is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

iː

2.

ɔː

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video examples of keyboard pronunciation

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

“… on your keyboard i will tell you that …”

meaning of keyboard

A keyboard is a keyboard instrument.

keyboard frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word keyboard occurs in english on average 9.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.