how to pronounce survival

/sɚˈvaɪvəl/

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survival is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… and it's not about survival I like to …”

meaning of survival

Survival means the act of living or continuing to live.

survival frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word survival occurs in english on average 21.9 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.