how to pronounce corruption

/kɔ.ʁyp.sjɔ̃/

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corruption is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… situations de corruption des compétences …”

meanings of corruption

noun:

Corruption (putrefaction).
Corruption (bribing).
Corruption (state of being corrupt).
Corruption (act of corrupting).

corruption frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word corruption occurs in french on average 28.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.