how to pronounce fémur

/fe.myʁ/

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the above transcription of fémur 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.

fémur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… suis cassé le col du fémur et puis je …”

meanings of fémur

noun:

Femur.

fémur frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fémur occurs in french on average 0.6 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.