how to pronounce skill

/ˈskɪl/

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the above transcription of skill 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.

skill is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… love my favorite skill share classes are …”

meaning of skill

Skill is the ability to do something well.

skill frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word skill occurs in english on average 25.8 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 skill 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 skill can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) people, society, and culture;