how to pronounce boom

/bum/

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the above transcription of boom is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

boom is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… et le phénomène du baby boom c'est à …”

meanings of boom

noun:

Boom (dramatically fast increase).

boom frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word boom occurs in french on average 5.1 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.