how to pronounce souterrain

/su.tɛ.ʁɛ̃/

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souterrain is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… appelant souterrain voyez le meilleur …”

meanings of souterrain

adjective:

Underground.

noun:

Underground passage, tunnel.

souterrain frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word souterrain occurs in french on average 4.6 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.