how to pronounce silver

/ˈsɪl.vəɹ/

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the above transcription of silver 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.

silver is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… rewarded this beautiful silver plaque …”

meaning of silver

Silver is a type of metal.

silver frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word silver occurs in english on average 50.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.