how to pronounce cygne

/siɲ/

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the above transcription of cygne 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.

cygne is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… est élu avec les fronts du cygne et de …”

meanings of cygne

noun:

Swan.

name:

Cygnus.

cygne frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word cygne occurs in french on average 2.8 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.