how to pronounce châtiment

/ʃɑ.ti.mɑ̃/

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châtiment is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ministre comme un châtiment destinée au …”

meanings of châtiment

noun:

Punishment.

châtiment frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word châtiment occurs in french on average 4.6 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.