how to pronounce automobile

/o.tɔ.mɔ.bil/

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automobile is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… le parc automobile particulier en …”

meanings of automobile

adjective:

Automotive.

noun:

Automobile.

automobile frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word automobile occurs in french on average 14.2 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.