how to pronounce excellence

/ˈɛksələns/

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excellence is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… are you preparing for an excellence well …”

meanings of excellence

noun:

An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
Something in which one excels.
The quality of being excellent; brilliance.

name:

A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

excellence frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word excellence occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.