how to pronounce pimpernel

/ˈpɪmpənɛl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of pimpernel 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.

pimpernel is pronounced in three syllables

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

1.

2.

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of pimpernel

test your pronunciation of pimpernel

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

video examples of pimpernel pronunciation

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

“… tiny Pimpernel I just thought the tiny …”

meanings of pimpernel

noun:

Sanguisorba spp.
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.
Great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis).
A plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga.
Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor).
Someone resembling the fictional Scarlet Pimpernel; a gallant dashing resourceful man given to remarkable feats of bravery and derring-do in liberating victims of tyranny and injustice.
A yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima).

pimpernel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pimpernel 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 pimpernel 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 pimpernel can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;