how to pronounce pupil

/ˈpjuː.pəl/

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the above transcription of pupil 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.

pupil is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… or 17 year old pupil would now be …”

meaning of pupil

Pupil is a student in a school.

pupil frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word pupil occurs in english on average 23.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.