how to pronounce pleasure

/ˈplɛʒɚ/

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pleasure is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pleasure in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the idea of taking pleasure in things is …”

meaning of pleasure

Pleasure is a feeling of contentment or happiness.

pleasure frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word pleasure occurs in english on average 46.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.