how to pronounce beneficial

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/

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beneficial is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… and cod liver oil were beneficial but …”

meaning of beneficial

Beneficial means helpful or advantageous.

beneficial frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word beneficial occurs in english on average 10.5 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.