how to pronounce confession

/kɔ̃.fɛ.sjɔ̃/

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confession is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔ̃

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ɔ̃

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

“… les personnes de confession musulmane et …”

meanings of confession

noun:

Confession (the disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution).
Creed (a declaration of one's religious faith).
Confession (admittance of having done something, good, bad or neutral).

confession frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word confession occurs in french on average 6.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.