how to pronounce balle

/bal/

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balle is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… commun et il a la balle le le bon usage …”

meanings of balle

noun:

Bullet.
Ball.
Bundle of goods, packet tied and held together with string.
Franc (French franc), euro.
Chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed).

balle frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word balle occurs in french on average 18.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.