how to pronounce ire

/ˈiːʁə/

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the above transcription of ire 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.

ire is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ire in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… heute macht die 46 jährige ire dorf tour …”

meanings of ire

noun:

Irishman (man from Ireland).

ire frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ire occurs in german 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.