how to pronounce fountain

/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/

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fountain is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fountain in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you're a fountain supplier to local …”

meaning of fountain

A fountain is a source of water that shoots up from the ground.

fountain frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word fountain occurs in english on average 6.8 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.