how to pronounce effort

/ˈɛf.ət/

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the above transcription of effort 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.

effort is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛfət

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An example use of effort in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… at the center of our effort but if i may …”

meaning of effort

Effort means the act of exerting oneself to do something.

effort frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word effort occurs in english on average 77.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to effort

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