how to pronounce bémol

/be.mɔl/

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bémol is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… un bémol sur la question de l'émotion …”

meanings of bémol

noun:

Dampener.
Flat, bemol.

bémol frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word bémol occurs in french on average 8.5 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.