how to pronounce iris

/ˈiːʁɪs/

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the above transcription of iris 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.

iris is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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

“… professorin dr iris lewandowski leiterin …”

meanings of iris

name:

Iris.
A female given name.

noun:

Iris.

iris frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word iris occurs in german on average 12.6 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.