how to pronounce bagatelle

/ba.ɡa.tɛl/

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bagatelle is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… économiserait la bagatelle de 1500 …”

meanings of bagatelle

noun:

Trifle.
Bagatelle, trinket, bauble.

bagatelle frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bagatelle occurs in french on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.