how to pronounce reliable

/ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/

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reliable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… as solid and reliable as ever the new vp …”

meaning of reliable

Reliable means dependable, trustworthy, and able to be relied on.

reliable frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word reliable occurs in english on average 22.5 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.

topics reliable 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 reliable can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;