how to pronounce axe

/aks/

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axe is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… sociale sur sur cet axe là tout à son …”

meanings of axe

noun:

Axle.
Axis.

name:

Axis (World War Two nation group).

axe frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word axe occurs in french on average 13.5 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.