how to pronounce histoire

/is.twaʁ/

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histoire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… contre on a une histoire un peu longue …”

meanings of histoire

noun:

Story.
Lie, fantasy, invention.
Misadventure.
History.

histoire frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word histoire occurs in french on average 584.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.