how to pronounce competence

/ˈkɑːmpətɪns/

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competence is pronounced in three syllables

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kɑːmpətɪns

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

“… Kaoru their competence in the eyes of a …”

meaning of competence

Competence means the quality of being able to do something well.

competence frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word competence occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to competence

competencycompetentincompetencecarpetsimpotence

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