how to pronounce disparity

/dɪsˈpɛɹətiː/

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disparity is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… the disparity and negative impacts …”

meanings of disparity

noun:

The state of being unequal; difference.
Incongruity.

disparity frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word disparity occurs in english on average 1.5 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 disparity 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 disparity can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;