how to pronounce fermeté

/fɛʁ.mə.te/

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fermeté is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… au dur la véritable fermeté n'est pas un …”

meanings of fermeté

noun:

Firmness.

fermeté frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word fermeté occurs in french on average 4.9 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.