how to pronounce accident

/ak.si.dɑ̃/

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the above transcription of accident is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

accident is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… huit mois avant mon accident il ya eu un …”

meanings of accident

noun:

Accident.

accident frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word accident occurs in french on average 34.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.