how to pronounce niece

/niːs/

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the above transcription of niece 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.

niece is pronounced in one syllable

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iː

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

“… transitioning and I am your niece for I …”

meaning of niece

A niece is a daughter of one's brother or sister.

niece frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word niece occurs in english on average 4.8 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.