how to pronounce illettré

/i.lɛ.tʁe/

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illettré is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… peu les asperger il est illettré surdoué …”

meanings of illettré

adjective:

Uncultured; lacking literary culture.
Illiterate; analphabetic.

noun:

Illiterate (someone who cannot read or write).

illettré frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word illettré occurs in french on average 0.5 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.