how to pronounce époux

/e.pu/

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époux is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… de mars devant les époux macron pour …”

meanings of époux

noun:

Male spouse, husband.
Spouse.

époux frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word époux occurs in french on average 13.2 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.