how to pronounce upsurge

/ˈʌp.sɜːdʒ/

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upsurge is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… must have contributed to the upsurge in …”

meanings of upsurge

noun:

A sudden strong rise or flow.

verb:

To surge up, or to become stronger or greater.

upsurge frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word upsurge occurs in english on average 2.6 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 upsurge 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 upsurge can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;