how to pronounce confinement

/kɔ̃.fin.mɑ̃/

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confinement is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… problème on était en confinement je ne …”

meanings of confinement

noun:

Lockdown.
Containment.
The act of quarantining, of putting into quarantine.
Confinement.
Quarantine.

confinement frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word confinement occurs in french on average 0.8 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.