how to pronounce balzac

/bal.zak/

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balzac is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… notre réalité telle que balzac savait …”

meanings of balzac

name:

A town in France.
Honoré de Balzac, French writer.
A surname.

noun:

A particular French vine variety; the grape of this vine; the wine made from these grapes.

balzac frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word balzac occurs in french on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.