how to pronounce facteur

/fak.tœʁ/

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facteur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… on a cru que le facteur 12 joue un rôle …”

meanings of facteur

noun:

Factor; element.
Postman; mailman (gender neutral: postal carrier or mail carrier).
Factor.

facteur frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word facteur occurs in french on average 19.7 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.