how to pronounce noon

/nuːn/

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the above transcription of noon 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.

noon is pronounced in one syllable

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uː

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

“… opportunities morning noon and night …”

meaning of noon

Noon is the time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

noon frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word noon occurs in english on average 7.3 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.