How do you pronounce credential?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/.

credential

/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: cre-den-tial
IPA: /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/

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Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).

noun

documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges

noun

Evidence of skill or excellence.

Informal

verb

to furnish with credentials

Example Sentences

"their credential letters on both sides"
"May I see your credentials, please?"
"The computer verifies the user's credentials before allowing them to log on."
"They deserved their half-time lead and looked fully in control until Brazil made changes at the break and began to show their credentials in attack."
"School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state."
"The newly credentialled ambassador to the Holy See is already in the PM's good books."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱerd-, crēdentiālis, crēdentia

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more credential (comparative) most credential (superlative) credentials (plural) credentials (present, singular) credentialing (US, participle) credentialling (UK, participle) credentialed (US, participle) credentialed (US, past) credentialled (UK, participle) credentialled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

credentialism credentialist credentialization recredential

Phrases

credential inflation credential inflation credentialism credentialist credentialization credential stuffing letters credential credential stuffing letters credential

Synonyms

certificate certification credentials

Rhymes With

potential essential non-essential presidential residential influential confidential differential existential exponential sequential preferential