how to pronounce contact

/kɔ̃.takt/

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contact is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… il va vraiment au contact et qu'on a là …”

meanings of contact

noun:

Contact (person that one knows).
Contact; contact (with another person).
Rapport.

contact frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word contact occurs in french on average 62.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.