how to pronounce mole

/məʊl/

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mole is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… as a whack-a-mole strategy that implies …”

meaning of mole

A mole is a small burrowing mammal with a long, worm-like body.

mole frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mole occurs in english on average 5.7 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.