how to pronounce canton

/kɑ̃.tɔ̃/

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the above transcription of canton 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.

canton is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɑ̃

2.

ɔ̃

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

“… on papa d'un canton est un pays on parle …”

meanings of canton

noun:

Canton (of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg).
Canton.
Township (of Canada).

name:

Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China).
Guangdong (a province of China).

canton frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word canton occurs in french on average 5.8 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.