how to pronounce waterfall

/ˈwɔː.tə.fɔːl/

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waterfall is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔː

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ɔː

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

“… the waterfall of digital offers coming …”

meaning of waterfall

A waterfall is a steep, powerful flow of water over a steep cliff or other natural barrier.

waterfall frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word waterfall occurs in english on average 3.9 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.