how to pronounce abbé

/a.be/

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abbé is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… novembre 2020 la fondation abbé pierre …”

meanings of abbé

noun:

An abbot, the head of an abbey.
A title or honorific given to priests in general.

abbé frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word abbé occurs in french on average 8.2 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.