how to pronounce fence

/ˈfɛns/

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fence is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… security fence part traditional Chinese …”

meaning of fence

A fence is a barrier that is usually made of wood or metal, and is used to enclose an area.

fence frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word fence occurs in english on average 21.3 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 fence 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 fence can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) transport and travel;