how to pronounce proficiency

/pɹəˈfɪʃənsiː/

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the above transcription of proficiency is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

proficiency is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… competency use or proficiency is and you …”

meanings of proficiency

noun:

Ability, skill, competence.

proficiency frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word proficiency occurs in english on average 1.3 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 proficiency 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 proficiency can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;