how to pronounce barre

/baʁ/

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barre is pronounced in one syllable

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

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meanings of barre

noun:

Clipping of barre inscrite: the bar diacritics ⟨̵⟩, ⟨̶⟩, ⟨̷⟩, and ⟨̸⟩.
Clipping of barre oblique: the slash mark ⟨/⟩.
Clipping of barre verticale: the pipe mark ⟨|⟩.
Helm, tiller.
Bend sinister.
Clipping of barre de fraction: the fraction slash ⟨⁄⟩.
Clipping of barre oblique inversée: the backslash ⟨\⟩.
Bar, cake, ingot.

barre frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word barre occurs in french on average 24.9 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.