how to pronounce cordon

/kɔʁ.dɔ̃/

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the above transcription of cordon 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.

cordon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… en finir avec ce cordon sanitaire qui a …”

meanings of cordon

noun:

Cord (for connecting).

cordon frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word cordon occurs in french on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.