how to pronounce abracadabra

/a.bʁa.ka.da.bʁa/

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the above transcription of abracadabra 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.

abracadabra is pronounced in five syllables

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1.

a

2.

b
ʁ
a

3.

k
a

4.

d
a

5.

b
ʁ
a

example pitch curve for pronunciation of abracadabra

abʁakadabʁa

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An example use of abracadabra in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… gauche est en fête abracadabra au moment …”

meanings of abracadabra

noun:

  1. An unspecified magical formula.
  2. A mystical word from kabbalism.

interjection:

  1. Abracadabra.

abracadabra frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abracadabra occurs in french on average 0.7 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.

words that rhyme with abracadabra

cobra

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