how to pronounce relief

/ʁə.ljɛf/

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relief is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sur le relief je me dis les gens heroes …”

meanings of relief

noun:

Relief, surface elevation.
Contrast, definition, offset (against something else).
Projection, relief.
Relief.

relief frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word relief occurs in french on average 9.9 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.