how to pronounce encounter

/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

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encounter is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… when i do encounter it so if i encounter …”

meaning of encounter

Encounter means to meet with someone or something.

encounter frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word encounter occurs in english on average 22.8 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 encounter 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 encounter can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;