how to pronounce écart

/e.kaʁ/

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écart is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… marine le pen un écart qui est une …”

meanings of écart

noun:

Hamlet.
Discard.
Difference (between numbers).
Discrepancy, disparity (between excuses, explanations).
Space, gap, interval, distance.

écart frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word écart occurs in french on average 23.4 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.