how to pronounce smidgen

/ˈsmɪdʒən/

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smidgen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… to make a a smidgen of difference …”

meanings of smidgen

noun:

A very small quantity or amount.

smidgen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word smidgen occurs in english on average 0.7 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 smidgen 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 smidgen can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;