how to pronounce commencer

/kɔ.mɑ̃.se/

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commencer is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… hockey et on va commencer en parlant de …”

meanings of commencer

verb:

To begin, commence.

commencer frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word commencer occurs in french on average 97 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.