how to pronounce continent

/kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃/

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the above transcription of continent is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

continent is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… 18 centimes sur le continent par litre …”

meanings of continent

noun:

Continent.

continent frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word continent occurs in french on average 22.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.