how to pronounce naïveté

/na.iv.te/

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naïveté is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… confondues j'étais dans cette naïveté là …”

meanings of naïveté

noun:

Innocence, naïveté.

naïveté frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word naïveté occurs in french on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.