how to pronounce comparison

/kəmˈpɛɹəsən/

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comparison is pronounced in four syllables

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kəmpɛɹəsən

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

“… perhaps the closest comparison one can …”

meaning of comparison

Comparison is the act of comparing two or more things.

comparison frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word comparison occurs in english on average 23.7 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 comparison 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 comparison can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to comparison

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