how to pronounce ego

/ˈiːɡoʊ/

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ego is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… arrogance so keep your ego in check and …”

meaning of ego

Ego is the Latin word for "I".

ego frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word ego occurs in english on average 16.4 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 ego 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 ego can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;