how to pronounce austérité

/os.te.ʁi.te/

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austérité is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… cette austérité a mis à genoux un …”

meanings of austérité

noun:

Austerity, severity.
Destitution.

austérité frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word austérité occurs in french on average 12.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.