how to pronounce commandement

/kɔ.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃/

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commandement is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… les chaînes de commandement du ministre …”

meanings of commandement

noun:

Command, order.
Authority, power to command, to give orders; command (in this second, figurative sense).
Commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power (as in the 10 commandments).

commandement frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word commandement occurs in french on average 10.1 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.