how to pronounce stratum

/ˈstɹɑː.təm/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of stratum 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.

stratum is pronounced in two syllables

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

1.

ɑː

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of stratum

test your pronunciation of stratum

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

video examples of stratum pronunciation

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

“… within a stratum may be significantly …”

meanings of stratum

noun:

Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
A layer of tissue.
A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

stratum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stratum occurs in english on average 1.5 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.

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

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;