how to pronounce difference

/ˈdɪfɚəns/

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difference is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of difference pronunciation

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

“… it's a very big difference so i mean the …”

meaning of difference

Difference means the act of distinguishing between two or more things.

difference frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word difference occurs in english on average 95.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;