how to pronounce carrefour

/kaʁ.fuʁ/

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carrefour is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… et le maire dont carrefour ni les locaux …”

meanings of carrefour

noun:

Crossroads.

carrefour frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word carrefour occurs in french on average 12 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.