Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contest competition

/kɒntɛst kɒmpətɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: con-test -com-pe-ti-tion
IPA: /kɒntɛst kɒmpətɪʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all and the resource is partitioned unequally among contestants, thus some obtain all they need and others less than they need.

Inflected Forms

contest competitions (plural)

Phrases

scramble competition

Frequently Paired Words

scramble competition

Questions

How do you pronounce contest competition?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒntɛst kɒmpətɪʃən/.
What does contest competition mean?: A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all and the resource is partitioned unequally among contestants, thus some obtain all they need and others less than they need.

How to pronounce contest competition

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