how to pronounce départager

/de.paʁ.ta.ʒe/

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départager is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… pour se départager précisément api et 6 …”

meanings of départager

verb:

To find a winner, break a (or the) tie.
To distinguish, differentiate, or decide between.
To divide, separate.
To isolate, separate, determine.
To shift the balance between two parties of, or break the tie between, decide between.

départager frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word départager occurs in french on average 1.3 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.