how to pronounce capitaine

/ka.pi.tɛn/

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capitaine is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… elle est la capitaine de ce navire dans …”

meanings of capitaine

noun:

Captain, leader.

capitaine frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word capitaine occurs in french on average 20 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.