how to pronounce déficit

/de.fi.sit/

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déficit is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… national on parle d'un déficit de 600 à …”

meanings of déficit

noun:

Shortage (in weight).
Deficiency.
Deficit.

déficit frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word déficit occurs in french on average 21.9 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.