how to pronounce vapeur

/va.pœʁ/

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vapeur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… concocté écrit par la vapeur à la base …”

meanings of vapeur

noun:

Steamship.
Steam.
Vapour.

vapeur frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word vapeur occurs in french on average 14.7 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.