how to pronounce commandant

/kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/

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the above transcription of commandant 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.

commandant is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… c'est le ddsp ou le commandant de …”

meanings of commandant

noun:

Major (rank).
Commander (function).

commandant frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word commandant occurs in french on average 12.3 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.