how to pronounce siècle

/sjɛkl/

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siècle is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… cette fin du 19e siècle est en train de …”

meanings of siècle

noun:

Century (period of 100 years).

siècle frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word siècle occurs in french on average 138.5 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.