how to pronounce superior

/suːˈpɪə.ɹi.əɹ/

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superior is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… in these respects far superior to man I …”

meaning of superior

Superior means higher in rank, more important, or more powerful.

superior frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word superior occurs in english on average 22.5 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 superior 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 superior can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;