how to pronounce loaf

/ˈloʊf/

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loaf is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of loaf in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… case think of it like a loaf of raisin …”

meaning of loaf

A loaf is a type of bread.

loaf frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word loaf occurs in english on average 13.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) food and health;