how to pronounce catherine

/ka.tʁin/

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catherine is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… à la présidente catherine de roche de la …”

meanings of catherine

name:

A female given name, equivalent to English Catherine.

noun:

Chamber pot.

catherine frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word catherine occurs in french on average 21.6 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.