how to pronounce compare

/kəmˈpɛɹ/

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compare is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… one in five million compare that guys to …”

meaning of compare

Compare means to examine or view in order to decide which is better or superior.

compare frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word compare occurs in english on average 22 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 compare 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 compare can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;