how to pronounce sommeil

/sɔ.mɛj/

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sommeil is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… contre les marchands de sommeil je veux …”

meanings of sommeil

noun:

Sleep.

sommeil frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word sommeil occurs in french on average 42.4 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.