how to pronounce actualité

/ak.tɥa.li.te/

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actualité is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of actualité in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… est liée à une actualité qui ne fait pas …”

meanings of actualité

noun:

Documentary.
Topic; topicality.
News, current affairs.

actualité frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word actualité occurs in french on average 43.6 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.