how to pronounce illness

/ˈɪl.nəs/

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illness is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… reflects a pain in an illness that is a …”

meaning of illness

Illness is a general term for any disease or disorder of the body.

illness frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word illness occurs in english on average 32.9 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.