how to pronounce couleur

/ku.lœʁ/

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couleur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ne suis pas sûr ouais je connais la couleur de Nicole de moi …”

meanings of couleur

noun:

A flush.
Suit.
Color, colour.
Tincture, colour.

couleur frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word couleur occurs in french on average 127.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.