how to pronounce fur

/fyʁ/

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fur is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… dps de cadres mais au fur et à mesure on …”

meanings of fur

noun:

Only used in au fur et à mesure (“to an equitable extent").

fur frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word fur occurs in french on average 26.9 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.