how to pronounce surplus

/syʁ.ply/

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surplus is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… pour garder le surplus pour la fin du …”

meanings of surplus

noun:

A surplus.

surplus frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word surplus occurs in french on average 9.6 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.