how to pronounce surveillance

/syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃s/

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surveillance is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… contrainte ou sous surveillance ce qui …”

meanings of surveillance

noun:

Surveillance.
Supervision.

surveillance frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word surveillance occurs in french on average 23.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.