how to pronounce cap

/kap/

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cap is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ne donne plus le cap pour un mandat ne …”

meanings of cap

noun:

Cape.
Cap (summit of a mountain).
Heading.
Head.
Goal, direction, course.

name:

Only used in Le Cap (“Cape Town").

cap frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word cap occurs in french on average 23.1 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.