how to pronounce assassin

/a.sa.sɛ̃/

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assassin is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… à ta assassin état assassin bah oui non …”

meanings of assassin

noun:

An assassin or other murderer.

adjective:

Deadly; fatal; that kills.

assassin frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word assassin occurs in french on average 10 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.