how to pronounce misère

/mi.zɛʁ/

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the above transcription of misère is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

misère is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… donner à la misère hélas ne tient plus …”

meanings of misère

noun:

Poverty.
Misery.

interjection:

Dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me!.

misère frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word misère occurs in french on average 36.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.