how to pronounce pen

/ˈpɛn/

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pen is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… do this with a pen it's old school …”

meaning of pen

A pen is a writing utensil with a pointy end and a barrel that holds ink.

pen frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word pen occurs in english on average 34.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;