how to pronounce caron

/ka.ʁɔ̃/

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the above transcription of caron 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.

caron is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… des compagnies privées de caron quasi …”

meanings of caron

noun:

Háček (the háček diacritic).

name:

A surname.

caron frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word caron occurs in french on average 1.2 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.