IPA Transcription of "competence" in British English

The British English IPA transcription of “competence” is /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/.

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competenceˈkɒmpɪtəns

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (United States)/ˈkɑmpɪtəns/
English (United States)/ˈkɑmpətɪns/
English (Australia)/ˈkɔmpətəns/

Similar Pronunciations

/kɒmptənz/1

/kɒmɪtən/1

/kɒmɪtənt/1

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