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proficiency vs competency

competency vs proficiency

proficiency and competency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proficiency Yes No No No
competency Yes No No No
As nouns, competency is a hypernym of proficiency; that is, competency is a word with a broader meaning than proficiency:
  • proficiency: the quality of having great facility and competence
  • competency: the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Other hypernyms of proficiency include competence.
proficiency (noun) competency (noun)
the quality of having great facility and competence the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
Difference between proficiency and competency

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