how to pronounce brillant

/bʁɪlˈjant/

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brillant is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of brillant in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… kräftig brillant und irgendwie sehr …”

meanings of brillant

noun:

Brilliant.
A small size of type, standardized as 3 point.

adjective:

Brilliant.

brillant frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word brillant occurs in german on average 2.2 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.