how to pronounce pneumonia

/njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/

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pneumonia is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… falls ill likely with pneumonia so he …”

meanings of pneumonia

noun:

An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.

pneumonia frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word pneumonia occurs in english on average 4.5 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.